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And one of those basics is focusing on sectors where a ransomware disruption creates immediate pressure to pay up, like with healthcare.
Ransomware and vendor breaches persist. The "2026 Data Breach Investigations Report" (DBIR) highlights how evolving social engineering tactics make the sector more vulnerable.
A chief medical information officer describes what hospitals face when they inevitably suffer a ransomware attack—whether it leads to short- or long-term outages.
Government agencies, emergency clinics, and others in Australia, New Zealand, and Tonga have had serious run-ins with the prolific ransomware outfit.
HBO's "The Pitt" is showing audiences what a real Mississippi healthcare system is going through this week, thanks to a ransomware attack.
The ransomware gang breached a "major element" of the healthcare technology supply chain and stole sensitive patient data, according to researchers.
When ransomware hits hospitals, neighbors absorb patient overflow. Key defenses include backup recovery and multifactor authentication implementation.
Dialysis firm DaVita, Wisconsin-based Bell Ambulance, and Alabama Ophthalmology Associates all suffered apparent or confirmed ransomware attacks this month.
Hotel and casino operations for the Lower Sioux Indians have been canceled or postponed, and the local health center is redirecting those needing medical or dental care.
Shifting to a RaaS business model has accelerated the group's growth, and targeting critical industries like healthcare, legal, and manufacturing hasn't hurt either.
Medusa developers have been targeting a wide variety of critical infrastructure sectors, from healthcare and technology to manufacturing and insurance, racking up its victim count as it seemingly adds to its numbers of affiliates.
After claiming responsibility for the ransomware attack in 2024, the "Embargo" ransomware group posted 1.15 terabytes of stolen data to its public Tor site.
No ransomware groups have yet to claim responsibility for either attack, and both institutions have yet to reveal what may have been stolen.
Until C-level executives fully understand potential threats and implement effective mitigation strategies, healthcare organizations will remain vulnerable and at risk of disruption.
Alder Hey Children's Hospital got hit with a ransomware attack, while the nature of an incident at Wirral University Teaching Hospital remains undisclosed.
Even after the ransom is paid, such attacks lead to spikes in strokes and heart attacks and increased wait times for patients.
As healthcare organizations struggle against operational issues, two-thirds of the industry suffered ransomware attacks in the past year, and an increasing number are caving to extortion and paying up.
Inc ransomware — one of the most popular among cybercriminals today — meets healthcare, the industry sector most targeted by RaaS.
The threat group is disrupting healthcare organizations. Victims can help themselves, though, even after compromise, by being careful in the decryption process.
The American Hospital Association and the Health-ISAC issued a joint threat bulletin warning healthcare IT providers that their ransomware plans need to consider third-party risk.