Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Breaches

444 IC3 complaints

Healthcare led all critical infrastructure sectors in FBI IC3 cybercrime complaints in 2024, with 444 reported incidents and 238 confirmed ransomware attacks. Protected health information commands multiples of a stolen credit card's value on criminal markets, and when a hospital's electronic health record system goes offline, the pressure to pay a ransom is immediate, which is exactly what ransomware operators count on. No other sector combines life-critical operational urgency with data this valuable.

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When Patient Data Becomes the Target: Cybersecurity Threats in Healthcare

When Patient Data Becomes the Target: Cybersecurity Threats in Healthcare

Healthcare led all critical infrastructure sectors with 444 IC3 complaints in 2024. The Change Healthcare breach exposed 190 million Americans. Here is why the sector stays at the top of every attacker's list and what the 14-year streak of record breach costs actually means for defense.

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