Recently, UF Health Central Florida became a victim of a ransomware attack that forced two hospitals to shut down portions of their IT network.
Healthcare providers process an extensive set of sensitive patient data that often tempts the prying eyes of cybercriminals. According to IC3 data analysis by Crowdstrike, healthcare-related losses for victims in the U.S. surged by a whopping 2,473% during 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the world.Turmoil in healthcare
In the past few weeks, we have witnessed attacks on healthcare facilities or services almost every other day.
Last week, Scripps Health notified nearly 150,000 individuals about the theft of their personal data during the ransomware attack that hit the local healthcare giant a month ago.
A few days before that, hackers behind the attack on Waikato District Health Board released private sensitive patient information to media outlets, possibly after a failed ransom negotiation.
U.S. healthcare non-profit Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) blabbered the confidential data of 200,000 patients and employees in a data breach.
The FBI warned against the Conti ransomware group that has launched at least 16 cyberattacks aimed at healthcare and first responder networks in the U.S. within the past year.
The website of the Alaska health department was brought offline following a malware attack. The leak of any personal or confidential information has not yet been confirmed.
