According to the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report, ransomware was responsible for 72% of malware attacks on the healthcare industry in 2016. Ransomware attacks have doubled across all industries and are now the fifth most common specific malware variety. The healthcare industry is the second-most targeted industry and was hit with 458 incidents in 2016. The increase in ransomware attacks may be due to the introduction of Ransomware-as-a-Service, where criminal developers create ransomware kits for hackers in exchange for a percentage of the proceeds.
Warning issued over ‘fast flux’ techniques used to obscure malicious signals on compromised networks
Law enforcement agencies have warned that organizations face a common network vulnerability that allows hackers to dodge detection and distribute malicious software indiscriminately. Referred to
