"Healthcare Cyberattack: Hackers Receive $22M Bitcoin Ransom Amid Payment System Disruption"
TL;DR
The group behind the Change Healthcare cyberattack, ALPHV/BlackCat, received over $22 million in Bitcoin, possibly as a ransomware payment. It's suggested that the money may have been stolen from their affiliate crew. The affiliates claim to still have 4TB of sensitive data and have issued a warning about dealing with ALPHV. The cyberattack disrupted services at thousands of US pharmacies, and the situation is still under investigation.
- Change Healthcare attack latest: ALPHV bags $22M in Bitcoin amid affiliate drama The Register
- Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment WIRED
- Cyberattack on insurance giant disrupting business for doctors, therapists CNN
- Hacker forum post claims UnitedHealth paid $22 mln ransom in bid to recover data Reuters
- Change Healthcare hack cripples payment systems across health providers The Washington Post
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