Cyberattack on UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare Disrupts U.S. Pharmacies for Sixth Day

The nationwide outage affects data communication between healthcare providers and insurance companies, with no timeline for service restoration.

UnitedHealth's technology unit, Change Healthcare, faces a cyberattack attributed to a 'suspected nation-state associated cybersecurity threat actor'.
The attack has caused widespread disruptions in pharmacies across the U.S., leading to prescription delays and service outages.
More than 100 Change Healthcare services, including benefits verification and claims submission, are impacted.
There is no provided timeline for when the services will be restored, as the outage enters its sixth day.
The cyberattack highlights the vulnerability of healthcare services to digital threats and the potential consequences of such attacks.