Becker's Healthcare February 2, 2023
As if healthcare chief information security officers didn’t already have enough on their minds, they are now dealing with increasingly sophisticated international cybercriminal and ransomware organizations targeting U.S. hospitals and health systems.
Here is a rundown of recent attacks, the biggest offenders, their motivations, tactics and more.
Russian hackers targeting NATO
KillNet, a Russian hacktivist group, made headlines this week for a DDoS, or distributed denial of service, attack that disrupted the websites of 17 hospitals and health systems.
DDoS attacks flood target servers or websites with thousands of connection requests and packets per minute, eventually leading to a slowdown or stoppage.
While the group’s ties to the Russian Federal Security Service are unconfirmed, KillNet’s targets typically...