Over a Million Healthcare Devices Hit by Cyberattack

Despite the swell of cyberattacks changing the global threat landscape, Indian healthcare has become one of the most vulnerable targets as a result of these cyberattacks. There are currently 8,614 cyberattacks per week on healthcare institutions in the country, a figure that is more than four times the global average and nearly twice that of any other industry in the country. 

In addition to the immense value that patient data possesses and the difficulties in safeguarding sprawling healthcare networks, the relentless targeting of patients reflects the challenges that healthcare providers continue to face healthcare providers. With the emergence of sophisticated hacktivist operations, ransomware, hacking attacks, and large-scale data theft, these breaches are becoming more sophisticated and are not simply disruptions. 

The cybercriminal business is rapidly moving from traditional encryption-based extortion to aggressive methods of “double extortion” that involve stealing and then encrypting data, or in some cases abandoning encryption altogether in order to concentrate exclusively on exfiltrating data. This evolution can be seen in groups like Hunters International, recently rebranded as World Leaks, that are exploiting a declining ransom payment system and thriving underground market for stolen data to exploit its gains. 

A breach in the Healthcare Delivery Org

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