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UnitedHealth data breach should be a wake-up call for the UK and NHS
The ransomware attack that has engulfed UnitedHealth Group is a data privacy nightmare, and the UK and NHS should take note.
But it should also serve as a wakeup call for countries everywhere, including the U.K. where UnitedHealth now plies its trade via the recent acquisition of a company that manages data belonging to millions of NHS (National Health Service) patients. There might be legitimate operational and practical reasons why working with the private sector makes sense, but the reality is such partnerships increase the attack surface that bad actors can target — regardless of whatever obligations, policies and promises a company might have in place. Dubbed one of the country’s biggest ever crimes, the Vastaamo data breach came about after a now-defunct private psychotherapy company was sub-contracted by Finland’s public health care system.
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