HC3 TLP White: Healthcare Cybersecurity Bulletin - October 26, 2021

Executive Summary

In the third quarter of 2021, HC3 observed a continuation of ongoing trends with regards to cyber threats to the healthcare and public health community. Ransomware attacks were as prevalent as ever and ransomware operators continued to evolve their techniques for increasing extortion pressure and maximizing their payday. This was reflected in a number of industry reports included in this bulletin, as well as in internal HC3 data. Data breaches continued to plague healthcare, often combined with ransomware attacks. Vulnerabilities in software and hardware platforms, some ubiquitous and some specific to healthcare, continued to keep the attack surface of healthcare organizations wide open. View the entire report below.