"UnitedHealth Confirms it Paid Ransomware Gang to Stop Data Leak"

In a recent data breach, the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang allegedly stole 6TB of sensitive patient data from UnitedHealth. In early March, BlackCat performed an exit scam after allegedly getting $22 million in ransom from UnitedHealth. At that time, one of the gang's affiliates, known as "Notchy," claimed that they had UnitedHealth data because they conducted the attack and that BlackCat cheated them of the ransom payment. The transaction was visible on the Bitcoin blockchain and confirmed by researchers to have reached a wallet used by BlackCat hackers. Shortly after, in mid-April, UnitedHealth's patient data reached RansomHub after "Notchy" partnered with them to extort the company again. UnitedHealth has recently announced that it paid a ransom to Ransomware group RansomHub to "protect" patient data from disclosure.

BleepingComputer reports: "UnitedHealth Confirms it Paid Ransomware Gang to Stop Data Leak"