International Criminal Police Organisation warns that cybercriminals are increasingly attempting to lockout hospitals out of critical systems by attempting to deploy ransomware on their networks. This doesn’t come as a surprise even though some operators behind various ransomware strains have told BleepingComputer last month that they will stop targeting health and medical organizations during the pandemic. INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Threat Response team detected a significant increase in the number of attempted ransomware attacks against key organizations and infrastructure engaged in the virus response. Microsoft said that it has started to send targeted alerts to dozens of hospitals regarding vulnerable public-facing VPN devices and gateways.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/interpol-ransomware-attacks-on-hospitals-are-increasing/