Healthcare is getting hammered by cyberattacks
New analysis shows healthcare — alongside education and manufacturing — accounts for nearly half of detected cyber incidents, with healthcare receiving the most attacks globally. Ransomware’s professionalization means attackers now operate like businesses, making security and resilient pipelines non-negotiable for claims platforms. ( )
Seqrite’s India Cyber Threat Report 2026 records 3.79 million detections in healthcare and pharmaceuticals — a 14.24% share of total detections during Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025. (thehansindia.com) The same Seqrite dataset was drawn from over 8 million endpoints, and found Trojans plus file‑infector families accounted for nearly 70% of observed attacks. (dqchannels.com) Seqrite flags remote‑access Trojans and loader‑style malware specifically being used to exfiltrate pharma R&D and clinical‑trial data, tying the attacks to IP theft as well as disruption. (thehansindia.com) Ransomware detections in the Seqrite timeline exceeded 0.81 million, with a January 2025 spike of 185 incidents and roughly 113,000 associated detections recorded that month. (thehansindia.com) A separate Netwrix survey found 48% of healthcare organisations suffered at least one intrusion between March 2024 and March 2025, and 12% reported hack‑related losses of $500,000 or more — double the cross‑sector average. (cybersecuritydive.com) Academic reporting on ransomware by Anja Shortland estimates cybercriminals’ take at about $1 billion a year while overall victim costs climbed into the tens of billions (Shortland cites a $57 billion figure for 2025), underscoring the asymmetric economic damage of professionalised ransomware gangs. (juriscreators.com)
