Health IT Security January 19, 2021
In 2020, Emsisoft data shows 560 healthcare provider facilities fell victim to ransomware attacks, of an overall 2,354 US entities hit by the malware variant.
In the midst of responding to COVID-19, the healthcare sector faced a significant number of ransomware attacks in 2020 with 560 healthcare provider facilities falling victim to the malware variant, according to the latest Emsisoft State of Ransomware report.
The last quarter of 2019 saw an unprecedented number of ransomware incidents in the healthcare sector. And while the number of reported successful attacks petered off during the first half of 2020, those numbers drastically increased through a coordinated ransomware wave that began in September.
Overall, Emsisoft data shows at least 2,354 US government, healthcare, and...
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