Here we go again: this past Thursday, officials from three US federal agencies issued a statement warning about an “imminent cybercrime threat to US hospitals and healthcare providers.” The threat in question comes from a Russia-based cybercriminal gang preparing to disrupt information technology systems at hundreds of hospitals and medical care facilities all over the US with ransomware. The attackers will make devices on the hospital networks unusable unless a sizable payoff is made, and indeed, at least five US hospitals already seem to be under attack. With patient populations surging in the wake of another wave of coronavirus cases and a presidential election on the horizon, the imminent threat could prove catastrophic without the proper security measures to fight back.
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Healthcare institutions are facing unprecedented threats. We’ve all been rocked with horror at the major cyberattacks on hospitals this past week. What’s scary about these types of attacks is that they can very quickly lead to lost lives, not just lost dollars.
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