Every day we are witnessing ransomware attacks, and companies worldwide are investing millions to protect their network and systems from digital attacks, however, it is getting increasingly challenging to fight against cyber threats because cyber attackers do not only use traditional methods, they are also inventing advance technologies to fortify their attacks.
Hospitals and clinics are a top target of malicious attackers since reports suggest that the annual number of ransomware attacks against U.S. hospitals has virtually doubled from 2016 to 2021 and is likely to rise in the future given its pace, according to what JAMA Health Forum said in its recent research.
As per the report, the security breaches exploited the sensitive information of an estimated 42 million patients. “It does seem like ransomware actors have recognized that health care is a sector that has a lot of money and they’re willing to pay up to try to resume health care delivery, so it seems to be an area that they’re targeting more and more,” lead researcher Hannah Neprash said.
JAMA Health Forum conducted research over five years on U.S. medical facilities, in which they have discovered that the attackers exposed a large volume of personal health data over time and in coming years the attacks will increase by large.
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