BACK TO INCIDENTSRANSOMWARE ATTACK
RESOLVED
Change Healthcare
DATE: February 21, 2024
SECTOR: Healthcare
LOCATION: United States
SUMMARY
Major healthcare payment processor experiences ransomware attack causing nationwide disruption
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Change Healthcare, a major healthcare payment processor owned by UnitedHealth Group, suffered a devastating ransomware attack attributed to the ALPHV/BlackCat group. The attack disrupted healthcare operations across the United States, affecting pharmacies, hospitals, and healthcare providers ability to process claims and payments.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Service outage affecting thousands of healthcare providers, delayed payments, patient care disruptions
INCIDENT METADATA
INCIDENT ID
INC-2024-001
THREAT TYPE
Ransomware
INDUSTRY
Healthcare
STATUS
Resolved
EXPLOITED VULNERABILITIES (2)
The following CVEs were exploited or related to this incident: