UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty admits he paid $22 million ransom to hackers

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty confirmed that the company paid a $22 million ransom to hackers who disrupted healthcare services by breaching its subsidiary, Change Healthcare. The breach, attributed to the hacker group BlackCat, compromised sensitive medical data. Witty admitted the lack of multifactor authentication facilitated the breach, a gap they now plan to address across the company. The hack significantly impacted healthcare providers, delaying payments and affecting operations nationwide.