Report: Healthcare Accounted for 45% of All Ransomware Attacks in 2017

According to the latest report by the world cyber security insurance company Beazley, 2017 healthcare has received more ranthamware attack than any other industry.

The report covers more than 2,600 data events in 2017 and involves several industries. Also, Ransomware, including WannaCry and NotPetya, continues to be a threat to 2017. It is suspected that malware is the weapon of Russian latest version of Ransomware, and as a result it seems to be an attack on Ukrainian infrastructure.

As a result, this report found that 45% of all the Ransomware attacks investigated in 2017 are in the healthcare industry. The next highest industry after the Ransomware attack is Finance (12%) and Professional Services (12%). On the whole, the increase in attacks of ran-sumware in all industries is still an important issue. According to the report, the 2017 Ransomeware incident increased by 18%.

In addition, 36% of the more than 2,600 violations investigated were occupied by hackers or malware followed by 28% of accidental disclosure, followed by internal engineering and social engineering accounted for 10%.

Regarding healthcare, according to the report, the HHS department of Office Civil Rights (HCR) strengthened its activities in 2017 and nine resolutions on healthcare organizations and an increase in payment of post default currency increased more than ever It was. From 2016 to 2017, the total penalty on breach of contract decreased, but the average settlement amount agreed by violating organization increased significantly in 2016. As stated in the report, "OCR has more resources to use and less patience than HIPAA."

Catherine Keif, global director of BBR service, said in a statement: "Criminals are interested in stealing data and forcing cash, the way they are becoming more and more complicated, no matter how vulnerable the industry or scale"

Health care accounts for 45% of the 2017 Ransomware attack. Even if you realize that 20% of the medical IT team reports that Windows XP is running on the network, this is not as shocking. According to the survey, they responded that they were shocked (and 2,633,207 patients were affected in 2017), but only 26% of the medical institutions paid ransom during the cyber attack. Technically speaking, there may be controversy about cyber attacks, but most healthcare companies are asking questions using old equipment and technology.

As a result, this report found that 45% of all the Ransomware attacks investigated in 2017 are in the healthcare industry. The next highest industry after the Ransomware attack is Finance (12%) and Professional Services (12%). On the whole, the increase in attacks of ran-sumware in all industries is still an important issue. According to the report, the 2017 Ransomeware incident increased by 18%. Regarding health care, the report stated that the HHS department of the Civil Rights Office (OCR) strengthened its activities in 2017, nine of which violated previously established monetary payments, It was conducted against a higher rank. From 2016 to 2017, the total penalty on breach of contract decreased, but the average settlement amount agreed by violating organization increased significantly in 2016. As stated in the report, "OCR has more resources to use and less patience than HIPAA."

Ran-samaware attacks against medical institutions are not stopped. One year after the Ransomware attack in the healthcare department of 2016, we now use a one - two Ransomware infection and disclosure of confidential data to see a series of infections with similar goals Did. According to the news on 20th March, approximately 18,000 Met urologist patients were attacked by Ransomware. The published data contained information on the name, the patient's account number, and the health care provider and medical procedure of the individual who was a clinic patient between 2003 and 2010. One week later on March 28, an attack by another Ransomware attacked Urology Austin, personal information leaked to 200,000 patients. Information published during an attack includes patient name, address, date of birth, social security number, and medical data