Latest Andrew Witty News

A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline

May. 10, 2024 21:50 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records. An Ascension spokesperson said it...

Change Healthcare cyberattack was due to a lack of multifactor authentication, UnitedHealth CEO says

May. 01, 2024 16:02 PM EDT

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...

Cyberattack costs hit UnitedHealth in 1Q that still turns out better than expected

Apr. 16, 2024 11:23 AM EDT

UnitedHealth Group trounced first-quarter expectations even as costs from a cyberattack to its Change Healthcare business ate into the company’s performance. The health care giant also said Tuesday that care patterns in the year’s first quarter met its expectations after soaring...