Ransomware attacks on U.S. healthcare organizations have cost the economy around $77.5 billion in downtime since 2016, according to an analysis by technology review and cybersecurity research firm Comparitech.
Downtime, when facilities are unable to provide services or are shut down, varied between attacks. Some caused minimal disruption, while others required months to recover, Healthcare Dive reports. On average, organizations lost nearly 14 days to downtime from ransomware attacks from 2016 to mid-October this year, according to the analysis.
The report tallied 539 attacks on nearly 10,000 separate hospitals, clinics or other healthcare facilities, which impacted more than 52 million patient records. Reqd more.
