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.
Sonatype reports rise in open source malware to 17,954
The 1Q 2025 Open Source Malware Index from Sonatype revealed that open source malware packages doubled compared to the same period last year, with 56%
