"Change Healthcare Ransomware Group Receives $22M Payment, Paralyzing U.S. Health Care System"
TL;DR
Change Healthcare reportedly paid $22 million to BlackCat ransomware group to prevent sensitive data from being published, but an affiliate claims they were cheated out of their share and still have the data. This disclosure led to BlackCat ceasing operations, with the group's website seized by the FBI. Similarly, LockBit, another ransomware group, faced an implosion after the FBI and the U.K.'s National Crime Agency seized its website. These events highlight the risks of paying cybercriminals to delete stolen data.
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- BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare – Krebs on Security Krebs on Security
- Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest U.S. Health Care Payment System The New York Times
- What we know about reported hacker ransom possibly paid by United Health KARE11.com
- Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment WIRED
- Officials rush to help hospitals, doctors affected by Change Healthcare hack The Washington Post
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