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Hackers infiltrated Change Healthcare's network for nine days before launching a ransomware attack that compromised a significant amount of Americans' health data, costing UnitedHealth Group over $870 million. The breach exposed vulnerabilities in healthcare information security and led to the payment of a ransom to protect patient data.
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