UK Healthcare Sector Records Tenfold Increase in Cyber-Attacks
SonicWall records 264,000 events in first five months of 2026 as UK hospitals come under siege
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SonicWall records 264,000 events in first five months of 2026 as UK hospitals come under siege
Hospital insider escapes criminal prosecution after attempting to sell royal’s medical records
A perfect storm of legacy devices, hyper connectivity and human fatigue is bad news for the healthcare sector, warns Cyber Salus
RunSafe report reveals most attacks on medical devices disrupt patient care
Ransomware Medusa linked to North Korean hackers targets US healthcare amid ongoing attacks
Compromised data includes personal data such as patients’ full names, ages, phone numbers and email addresses
A ransomware attack by KillSec on Brazil software provider MedicSolution threatens healthcare, impacting providers and patients
A new Cobalt study finds healthcare organizations among the slowest at resolving serious vulnerabilities
Comparitech found that healthcare ransomware attacks rose 4% in H1 2025, a significantly lower rate than the cross-sector average of 50%
A data breach at Episource has exposed the personal information of 5.4 million individuals after attackers accessed systems for 10 days
Trend Micro has observed the Bert ransomware group in operation since April 2025, with confirmed victims in sectors including healthcare, technology and event services
The legislation aims to expand the federal government’s role in helping healthcare providers protect and respond to cyber-attacks
New data from Darktrace showed that cyber-attacks targeting healthcare organizations increased in intensity in 2024
The voluntary cybersecurity charter asks NHS suppliers to commit to eight cybersecurity pledges, amid rising attacks on healthcare
ELENOR-corp ransomware, a new version of Mimic, is targeting healthcare organizations using advanced capabilities
ResolverRAT targets healthcare organizations using advanced evasion techniques and social engineering
Claroty revealed that 89% of healthcare organizations use the top 1% of riskiest Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) devices
Symantec found that Medusa has listed almost 400 victims on its data leaks site since early 2023, demanding ransom payments as high as $15m
Forescout observed the recently identified Chinese hacking group using medical imaging software applications to deliver malware
Change Healthcare has claimed 190 million customers were affected by a mega-breach last year