"Healthcare Hit by a Fifth of Ransomware Incidents"

According to security researchers at Barracuda Networks, more than a fifth (21%) of ransomware attacks targeted healthcare in the past 12 months, up from 18% in the previous year.  The researchers analyzed 200 reported ransomware incidents from August 2023 to July 2024 during the new study.  The researchers also found that local government municipalities are also a highly targeted sector, at 17%.  Ransomware incidents affecting the education sector fell from 18% in 2022-23 to 9% in 2023-24.  Attacks against financial services rose from less than 1% to 6% in the same period.  The researchers noted that other heavily targeted industries were manufacturing (15%) and technology firms (13%).

Infosecurity Magazine reports: "Healthcare Hit by a Fifth of Ransomware Incidents"