Cybersecurity
Hospital Cyber Attacks Surge, Risking Struggling Bottom Lines
- Hackers target health care to grab data on millions of people
- Large systems attacked with smaller facilities most at risk
This article is for subscribers only.
Cyberattacks on US hospitals are on the rise, adding a layer of financial pressure onto an industry still struggling to recover from the pandemic.
Health facilities have been hit with 226 digital incursions affecting 36 million people this year, on track to be more widespread than 2022 attacks, according to John Riggi, the national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association.