How patient safety is being hampered by rampant ransomware attacks

MedCity News November 11, 2021
Chris Bowen

There is a lot of discussion on how ransomware costs healthcare billions of dollars and not enough discussion on how it impacts the patient’s safety.

Before you finish this article 15 ransomware attacks will occur. That’s almost one every 11 seconds! Our nation’s healthcare system is the primary target. These attacks are devastating, and many hospitals are experiencing attacks or attempted attacks from emerging ransomware. For example:

• The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada suffered a ransomware attack during the summer of 2021 that affected 1.3M individual’s data, including PHI. Analysts pointed to REvil, a Russia-linked ransomware group, as the culprit.
• In August, Ohio’s Memorial Health System experienced a Hive ransomware attack after an unauthorized third party gained access...

Today's Sponsors

Today's Sponsor