Previous Close | 27.85 |
Open | 27.30 |
Bid | 27.70 |
Ask | 28.45 |
Strike | 530.00 |
Expire Date | 2025-03-21 |
Day's Range | 27.30 - 28.75 |
Contract Range | N/A |
Volume | |
Open Interest | 103 |
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty (UNH) faced a grilling from Congress over its Change Healthcare subsidiary's massive cybersecurity breach, during which hackers gained access to personally identifiable information. Witty made an apology to patients and providers who were affected. Yahoo Finance Reporter Anjalee Khemlani joins Wealth! to break down the impact of the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group and gives insight into Witty's appearance before Congress. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino
The Change Healthcare cyberattack that disrupted health care systems nationwide earlier this year started when hackers entered a server that lacked a basic form of security: multifactor authentication. UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty said Wednesday in a U.S. Senate hearing that his company, which owns Change Healthcare, is still trying to understand why the server did not have the additional protection. “This hack could have been stopped with cybersecurity 101,” Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden told Witty.
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