Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating UnitedHealth Group Inc. regarding a recent cybersecurity incident. The UnitedHealth Group cybersecurity incident may impact the privacy of sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC.:
UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company with team members in two distinct and complementary businesses — Optum and UnitedHealthcare — working to help build a modern, high-performing health system.3 Optum delivers care aided by technology and data, empowering people, partners and providers with the guidance and tools they need to achieve better health.4 UnitedHealthcare offers a full range of health benefits, enabling affordable coverage, simplifying the health care experience and delivering access to high-quality care.4 Today, UnitedHealth Group works with governments, employers, partners and providers to care for 152 million people and share a vision of a value-based system that provides compassionate and equitable care.3
WHAT HAPPENED?
On February 21, 2024, UnitedHealth Group discovered that a suspected nation-state associated cybersecurity threat actor had gained access to certain information technology systems belonging to Change Healthcare, which is a part of Optum.1 On the same day, UnitedHealth Group reported the incident in its Form 8-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. In its filing, UnitedHealth Group did not disclose whether the incident resulted in a data breach.
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