US healthcare organizations are severely impacted by ransomware attacks, with 654 incidents compromising 88.7 million patient records since 2018, according to a report by Comparitech. Rebecca Moody, head of data research at Comparitech, underlines the increasing focus on stealing large amounts of data and states that the healthcare sector’s dependency on operational continuity and sensitive patient data make them vulnerable to these attacks. She emphasizes having a robust cybersecurity plan and regular data backups to cope with these threats.
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%
