Health system ransomware attacks surge in '24

Health system ransomware attacks nearly doubled in 2024, affecting more than 1,000 U.S. hospitals, cybersecurity firm Emsisoft reported.

Here are the number of disclosed health system ransomware attacks — the actual number may be higher — over the past four years, according to the Jan. 9 report:

2024: 85

2023: 46

2022: 25

2021: 27

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