WBA - Hackers Behind MGM Resorts Caesars Entertainment Security Breach Targeted UnitedHealth's Prescription Deliveries | Benzinga
Hackers affiliated with the ‘Blackcat’ ransomware gang were responsible for the ongoing outage at UnitedHealth Inc’s (NYSE:UNH) technology unit, causing significant disruptions to prescription deliveries for the past six days.
Last week, the health insurance and services company identified a suspected nation-state-associated cyber security threat actor that had gained access to some of the Change Healthcare information technology systems.
UnitedHealth Group has owned Change since it merged with healthcare services company Optum in 2022.
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Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) cybersecurity unit, Mandiant, is investigating the breach, Reuters noted, confirming its engagement in supporting the incident response.
Blackcat, also known as “ALPHV,” is infamous for targeting major businesses, including MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) and Caesars Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:CZR).
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