American Hospital Association

Hacking of US hospitals highlights deadly risk of ransomware.

The number of ransomware attacks on US healthcare organizations increased 94% from 2021 to 2022, according to one report.

The US government warned that hospitals across the US have been targeted by an aggressive ransomware campaign originating from North Korea since 2021.

The number of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations increased 94% from 2021 to 2022.

More than two-thirds of healthcare organizations in the US had experienced a ransomware attack in 2021 up from 34% in 2020.

Ransomware attacks on healthcare are particularly common in the US, with 41% of such attacks globally having been carried out against US-based firms in 2021.

The current outlook is terrible ,the industry experience an extremely sharp increase in both the quantity and level of sophistication of these attacks.

Ransomware hacks have caused major healthcare disruptions, including delayed chemotherapy treatments and ambulances being diverted from a San Diego emergency room after computer systems were frozen.

In 2021, 61% of healthcare organizations that suffered a ransomware attack paid the ransom.

Attacks are typically carried out by private groups of criminals.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/14/ransomware-attacks-cybersecurity-targeting-us-hospitals

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