Security News > 2020 > April > Ransomware attacks against key sectors fall amidst coronavirus outbreak
Though some ransomware gangs have vowed to hold off on attacks against hospitals and healthcare providers as the world battles COVID-19, others are still trying to make a profit out of any potential victim.
As the virus has spread, the number of successful ransomware attacks against certain sectors has actually declined, according to a blog post published Thursday by Emsisoft.
Drilling down on the results, ransomware attacks during the first quarter hit 38 government agencies, 26 educational establishments, and 25 healthcare providers.
Whether or not the overall number of ransomware campaigns has fallen, why has the level of successful attacks against the three mentioned sectors declined? Emsisoft points to a few factors.
Though the number of successful ransomware attacks in the public sector has fallen, attacks against the private sector have remained at around the same level during the coronavirus outbreak.
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