Healthcare ransomware attacks up 328%

Healthcare ransomware attacks jumped 328 percent in the second quarter of this year, despite a drop in the attacks globally, according to the 2022 midyear update of the "SonicWall Cyber Threat Report."

The second quarter saw a 23 percent drop in ransomware cyber attacks, attributed to geopolitical factors and volatile cryptocurrency prices, the California-based network security company SonicWall said in the July 26 report.

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