Pharmacies across US disrupted following hack at Change Healthcare network

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WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Pharmacies across the United States are experiencing disruptions following a hack at UnitedHealth's (UNH.N), opens new tab technology unit, Change Healthcare, several pharmacy chains said in statements and on social media.

The problems began on Wednesday after a "suspected nation-state associated cybersecurity threat actor" gained access to Change Healthcare's information technology systems, UnitedHealth said in a filing on Thursday.

"Once we became aware of the outside threat, in the interest of protecting our partners and patients, we took immediate action to disconnect our systems to prevent further impact," Change Healthcare said on its status page. The company did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.

In its filing, UnitedHealth said it "cannot estimate the duration or extent of the disruption at this time." It said it had retained security experts and was working with law enforcement.

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May the fleas of a thousand camels infest their armpits

TPTB must want this to happen, since it keeps on happening over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over . . .