The health care industry is contending with increasing attacks by cybercriminals.
Data published by the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC) showed ransomware attacks hit 258 victims in the sector in the U.S. last year. That marked a 128% jump from 2022, when 113 were reported, per the CTIIC.
Separately, Emsisoft reported in January that when it came to U.S. hospital systems specifically, nearly twice as many experienced ransomware attacks last year compared to the year before that. The number went from 25 in 2022 to 46 hospital systems in 2023.
More than 140 hospitals within the hospital systems hit last year felt negative effects from the ransomware incidents, the software company found.
