"UnitedHealth Cyberattack: Millions of Records Stolen, Outages Continue"
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Hackers claiming responsibility for the UnitedHealth Group data breach posted and then quickly deleted a statement on their darknet site, alleging the theft of millions of sensitive records, including medical insurance and health data. The group, known as "Blackcat" or "ALPHV," claimed to have stolen 8 terabytes of data from UnitedHealth, including data from partners such as Medicare, Tricare, and CVS Health. UnitedHealth is investigating the claim, while cybersecurity experts speculate on the hackers' motives for the inflammatory statement and subsequent deletion.
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