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Exclusive-US pharmacy outage triggered by ransomware at unit of UnitedHealth, sources say

The corporate logo of the UnitedHealth Group appears on the side of one of their office buildings in Santa Ana, California
April 26, 2024

By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An outage at a unit of the UnitedHealth Group that has led to nationwide disruptions in the filling of prescriptions for days was triggered by a ransomware group dubbed "Blackcat," two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The group, which is also known as "ALPHV" and "Noberus," has previously terrorized major businesses including MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment.

(Reporting by Raphael Satter; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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