UnitedHealth CEO tells lawmakers the company paid hackers a $22 million ransom

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Senators questioned UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty on Wednesday about a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare.

The fallout from the attack temporarily left many doctors without a way to fill prescriptions or get paid for their services."To all those impacted, let me be very clear: I am deeply, deeply sorry," Witty said.

"Companies that are so big have an obligation to protect their customers and to lead on this issue," Wyden said. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., held up a bright yellow copy of "Hacking for Dummies" during the hearing, saying the breach is UnitedHealth's responsibility to fix. Witty said Change Healthcare's core systems are back online, though some of its secondary support functions are still being restored.was behind the attack. Blackcat, which also goes by the names Noberus and ALPHV, steals sensitive data from institutions and threatens to publish it unless a ransom is paid, according to a

During the hearing, Witty said the company has not yet asked anyone for loan repayments, and it will be up to providers to determine when their operations have officially returned to normal.

 

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