Healthcare cybersecurity in 2023: Hive’s shutdown is good news but cyberattacks are only getting worse

First, the good news: The notorious Hive ransomware group has been shut down following a months-long operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Hive network targeted more than 1,500 entities in 80 countries, including hospitals, school districts, and financial firms.

The bad news: Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations worldwide are getting worse, and they’re not going away.

• Healthcare organizations across the world averaged 1,463 cyberattacks per week in 2022, up 74% compared with 2021, according to Check Point Research.
• US healthcare entities suffered an average of 1,410 weekly cyberattacks per organization, up 86% vs. 2021.

It’s not your imagination: US healthcare organizations continue to be the most compromised by data breaches for the third year in...