Victim losses from healthcare related eCrime in the U.S. rose by 2,473 percent during 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the nation and world, CrowdStrike reveals. Of the $4.2 billion lost to eCrime, nearly $30 million of victim losses resulted from healthcare cybercrime. Ransomware victim losses saw the third largest percentage increase in 2020 ‘ up 225 percent from 2019 levels. The healthcare sector ranks in the top five most targeted by ransomware data extortion last year.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/05/25/healthcare-related-ecrime/