Security News > 2020 > October > U.S. Hospitals Warned of Imminent Ransomware Attacks From Russia
The U.S. government has warned hospitals and healthcare providers of an "Increased and imminent" ransomware threat, which some experts have attributed to cybercriminals from Eastern Europe.
The organizations say they've received credible information that threat actors are targeting the healthcare sector with the TrickBot malware in attacks that often lead to ransomware infections, data theft and disruption of healthcare services.
"Multiple hospitals have already been significantly impacted by Ryuk ransomware and their networks have been taken offline. UNC1878 is one of most brazen, heartless, and disruptive threat actors I've observed over my career."
While some ransomware operators have decided to avoid targeting healthcare organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic, that does not seem to be the case for Ryuk operators, who, according to what intelligence firm Hold Security told blogger Brian Krebs, have been planning on deploying ransomware at over 400 healthcare facilities in the United States.
According to various local media reports, several hospitals in the United States reported being hit by ransomware over the past days.
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