Change Healthcare (CHC) a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG) data breach
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Change Healthcare (CHC) a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG) (United States) notified the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection of a data breach on 20 June 2024. Exposed: Social Security numbers, Passport numbers, Driver’s license numbers, Government ID numbers, Health and medical information and Financial account and card details and more. The breach began on 17 February 2024, 124 days before it was reported.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
Not reported yet
Reported
20 June 2024
Breach began
17 February 2024
Time to tell
124 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)
What was exposed
Social Security numbers
Passport numbers
Driver’s license numbers
Government ID numbers
Health and medical information
Financial account and card details
Phone numbers
Dates of birth
Addresses
May have included contact information (such as first and last name
If Change Healthcare (CHC) a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG) had your data
Look for Change Healthcare (CHC) a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG)’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
Call your bank on the number printed on your card (never one from a message), check recent payments and ask for a new card.
An ID number cannot be changed, so lock it: a credit freeze or fraud alert in the US, a credit warning (kreditadvarsel) on borger.dk in Denmark, Cifas protective registration in the UK.
Check your health insurer’s statements for treatment you never had.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Change Healthcare (CHC) a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG), your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.
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