The financial fallout has been severe. Profits for the company dropped by over a third in 2024, falling from around $22.3 billion in 2023 to approximately $14.4 billion last year. The projected total cost of recovery and remediation efforts is estimated to be between $2.3 billion and $2.5 billion.

About 190 million Americans may have been affected by a cyberattack targeting UnitedHealth‘s subsidiary, Change Healthcare. The breach, which disrupted the company’s IT systems, resulted in the compromise of sensitive personal and medical information.

UnitedHealth Group says the impact from the cyberattack last year at its Change Healthcare subsidiary is much wider than previously understood, affecting roughly 190 million patients — up from previou

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) disclosed a cyberattack on its tech unit last year, impacting the personal information of 190 million individuals, marking the largest healthcare data breach in U.S. history.