The US government is seeking to play a more active role in protecting the private health-care sector from a deluge of cyberattacks that have disrupted patient care and left providers unpaid.
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Healthcare Cyberattacks Impacted More than 100M People in 2023
It appears 2023 has been a record-setting year in terms of the number of victims of cyberattacks, says John Riggi, national cybersecurity advisor for the American Hospital Association.
Mounting Health-Care Ransomware Attacks Morph Into a Deadly Concern
Hackers are increasingly targeting health-care institutions and threatening people’s well-being as their software attacks get more sophisticated and brazen. Ransomware attacks, in which hackers cripple a software system until they receive a bounty, have surged this year, along with financial demands, security experts say. The attacks have been around for decades but have flourished as… Continue reading Mounting Health-Care Ransomware Attacks Morph Into a Deadly Concern