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Impact of Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare System
Ransomware attacks have severe impacts on the quality of healthcare, causing delays and diversions of procedures and ambulances from emergency rooms./nHospitals are more likely to pay quickly because of the severe impact on patient care and the urgency to get systems back online./nRansomware attacks in healthcare are particularly difficult due to the sensitivity of the data and the delivery of care./nExfiltrated data poses another threat, even if the hospital refuses to pay the ransom./nData in healthcare systems is not always encrypted, which adds to the challenge of preventing attacks.