Healthcare DIVE February 11, 2020
Dive Brief:
- Over the past four years, nearly 1,500 healthcare companies have been hit with ransomware attacks, according to a study released Tuesday by Comparitech, a company that rates IT privacy tools.
- The 172 individual attacks from 2016 to 2019 affected 6.6 million patients. The overwhelming majority of organizations affected were hospitals or clinics at 74%. Elderly care providers accounted for 7%, followed by dental (5%), medical testing (2%) and health insurance, government health and medical supplies, all at 1%.
- Researchers calculated the overall cost of the attacks at $157 million. Hackers have demanded $16.5 million and received at least $640,000. The amounts requested ranged from $1,600 to $14 million.
Dive Insight:
Ransomware attacks are of growing concern...
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