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.

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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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