US Hospitals Under Increasing Threat of Ransomware

  According to Check Point Research (CPR): on average, 1 in 29 healthcare organizations in the United States were impacted by ransomware over the past four weeks. Healthcare is currently the #1 most impacted industry by ransomware. In fact, in 2022, the healthcare industry experienced a 78% year-on-year increase in cyberattacks, with an average of 1,426 attempted breaches per week per organization. Ransomware attacks can be especially disruptive to healthcare organizations, as evidenced by the recent attack against Prospect Medical Holdings (PMH), which forced them to close emergency rooms across the country. Ambulances were re-routed and elective surgeries rescheduled — […]

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