US healthcare providers may need to boost cybersecurity measures, as proposed by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services. Measures include multi-factor authentication, encrypted patient data and compliance checks. The proposals are projected to cost $9 billion in the first year. The move follows increasing ransomware attacks in the healthcare sector and significant data breaches.

Who’s driving ransomware’s accelerated growth in 2025
The article examines the tactics used by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), their connections to ransomware groups, and the services they provide.