At least 141 hospitals were affected by ransomware attacks last year, and cost U.S. healthcare organizations about $77 billion in downtime alone since 2016.. So far, despite government task forces ...

The healthcare industry is a prime target for ransomware attacks. Healthcare is no stranger to cyber-attacks, and ransomware attacks accounted for 249 of them last year, costing the industry millions.

Ransomware attacks don’t just affect the attacked hospital; they also affect other hospitals and patients nearby. Consider a hospital forced into ambulance diversion during a ransomware attack.

Ransomware attacks on health care have shot up 300% since 2015, making it one of the top 10 most targeted industries in the second quarter of 2024.

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This increase can be largely attributed to the Cl0p ransomware group, which has seen something of a resurgence as the group claims responsibility for 385 attacks in the first few weeks of 2025 ...

“Claimed attacks by February’s leader, the Cl0p ransomware group, fell off dramatically, from 267 attacks recorded in February to just six in March,” Cyble wrote. RansomHub, the second most active ...

DaVita has been hit by a ransomware attack that’s affecting operations, the kidney care provider said Monday. The dialysis company discovered the attack, which encrypted parts of its network, on ...