Healthcare IT News January 10, 2023
The frequency of cyberattacks on hospitals and health systems more than doubled from 2016 to 2021, say researchers, and the incidents have exposed the protected health information of nearly 42 million patients.
Led by University of Minnesota Public Health researchers, the Trends in Ransomware Attacks on U.S. Hospitals, Clinics and Other Health Care Delivery Organizations study quantified the frequency and characteristics of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector from 2016 to 2021.
WHY IT MATTERS
Ransomware groups are generally aggressive on critical infrastructure like energy, healthcare and government. And the increasing frequency and severity of ransomware attacks on hospitals and healthcare organizations can disrupt operations and patient access for weeks or even months.
The risks of being hit conflate a...
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