Ransomware attacks have evolved to threaten patient safety in hospitals. In October, incidents of ransomware attacks against hospitals skyrocketed in October. The U.S. Cybersecurity.security.and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a security bulletin warning of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to hospitals and healthcare providers. Some groups have reneged on their pledges not to target hospitals because of the ongoing COVID-19 scourge. The American Hospital Association has reported a big uptick in big-ish emails laden with malicious malware links and malicious malware.
Source: https://threatpost.com/ransomware-hits-hospitals-hardest/162096/