- Nigerian hackers breached UnitedHealthcare’s database, stealing private health data of 120 million Americans.
- The attack, coordinated in February 2024, exposed names, addresses, emails, and social security numbers.
- Victims have filed a class-action lawsuit, marking one of the largest data breaches in healthcare history.
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The coordinated cyberattacks exposed names, addresses, emails, and Social Security numbers of registered clients. The breach has led to a class action lawsuit filed on January 15, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Although the hack was reportedly orchestrated by Russia-based BlackCat, the lawsuit states that most of the stolen data was downloaded by individuals in Nigeria, followed by Russia and Brazil.
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The stolen information quickly spread across five continents and reached 47 different parties, highlighting the rapid global dissemination of data on the dark web.
At least 60 Americans have joined the lawsuit, detailing how the breach—one of the largest in the healthcare industry’s history—has adversely impacted their lives.
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