American Hospital Association October 6, 2023
Cyber criminals are probing the defenses of health care providers every second of every day. Health care continues to be the number one targeted critical infrastructure sector as bad actors attempt to breach patients’ private data, phish for sensitive information and attempt to extort ransomware payments by disabling information and medical technology systems.
According to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, almost 400 hacks against health care have been reported this year to date. These hacks, almost exclusively by foreign cyber gangs, have resulted in the compromise of the protected health care information of 74 million individuals.
How has the threat increased?
- The current 2023 figure of 74 million...
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