Sens. Cassidy, Hassan probe UnitedHealth Group cyber policies amid another data breach

A bipartisan duo on the Senate health committee is asking for details from UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley over the latest cyber attack on the major healthcare provider and actions taken to improve the company’s security protocols in the last 18 months.

“The hack at Change Healthcare was due to UHG’s failure to implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) and upgrade legacy systems after UHG acquired Change Healthcare. The hack on Episource, which UHG acquired in 2023, raises questions about the company’s...