Politico January 16, 2025
With Lauren Gardner
WORLDVIEW
The European Union has a plan for dealing with increasing cyberattacks against hospitals in its member countries.
It includes ramping up support, an early warning system and rapid-response teams to help hospitals fight cyberattacks from hacker groups, the European Commission — the EU’s executive arm — said Wednesday, POLITICO EU’s Sam Clark reports.
Why it matters: National governments reported 309 significant cybersecurity incidents affecting the health care sector in 2023, more than in any other critical sector, the commission said.
Ireland, France and Finland were among the countries that suffered devastating attacks on their hospitals and health care sectors since 2020.
The U.S. has also struggled with health care cyberattacks. The HHS Office for Civil Rights...
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