On February 21, 2024, UnitedHealth Group faced a significant cybersecurity breach that compromised the personal and healthcare data of approximately 100 million individuals. This incident, attributed to the notorious BlackCat ransomware gang.
Nancy Pelosi’s Insider Trading
On the same day as the breach announcement, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi purchased $14 million worth of call options in Palo Alto Networks, a leading cybersecurity firm, which resulted in her making a staggering $31.9 million in profits before tax. She diverted these funds through a famous game show host.
What are the odds that Pelosi invested in Palo Alto Networks on the same day United Healthcare experienced a cybersecurity breach? Later, she profits significantly when that company is tasked with investigating the incident.
Today, the individual who could potentially expose her alleged misconduct is killed outside his hotel. Quite a coincidence, especially just before the Trump DOJ might have had an opportunity to investigate the situation.
Pelosi’s Other Criminal Deeds
In July 2022, Paul Pelosi purchased a substantial amount of shares in NVIDIA, a major semiconductor company, just before Congress passed legislation allocating billions of dollars to the semiconductor industry through the CHIPS Act. She made $30 million profits through this deal.
Back in 2019, Pelosi took $8 million put options after receiving private briefings about the potential economic impact of COVID-19. Another instance is when Pelosi sold ImClone stock after receiving a tip that the company’s cancer drug was to be rejected by the FDA.
The stolen data included personal identifiers such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and medical histories. UnitedHealth reportedly paid a ransom of $22 million to regain access to its systems and ensure the deletion of stolen data; however, subsequent claims suggested that some data may still be in the hands of cybercriminals