{"id":57514,"date":"2024-10-24T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/36511\/Ransomwares-Ripple-Effect-Felt-Across-ERs-As-Patient-Care-Suffers.html"},"modified":"2024-10-24T13:00:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T13:00:18","slug":"ransomwares-ripple-effect-felt-across-ers-as-patient-care-suffers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ransomwares-ripple-effect-felt-across-ers-as-patient-care-suffers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware&#8217;s Ripple Effect Felt Across ERs As Patient Care Suffers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ransomware infected 389 US healthcare organizations this fiscal year, putting patients&#8217; lives at risk and costing facilities up to $900,000 a day in downtime alone, according to Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>In a report published Tuesday, Redmond <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/security-insider\/emerging-threats\/US-healthcare-at-risk-strengthening-resiliency-against-ransomware-attacks#modal-dialog\">recounts<\/a> the surging costs \u2013 both in terms of patient care and dollars, with the average admitted payment now up to $4.4 million \u2013 to hospitals hit by a ransomware attack as well as those nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind, these monetary figures are averages. UnitedHealth <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/14\/ransomware_insurance_ban\/\" rel=\"noopener\">spent $776 million<\/a> to date on network restoration and $1.4 billion on increased medical care expenditures as a result of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack in February.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_specialfeatures\/cybersecuritymonth&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZxyGAepXTVdrNqoAWbezywAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_specialfeatures\/cybersecuritymonth&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZxyGAepXTVdrNqoAWbezywAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Previously, the company&#8217;s CEO admitted to paying the criminals&#8217; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/04\/30\/unitedhealth_ceo_ransom\/\" rel=\"noopener\">$22 million ransom demand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_specialfeatures\/cybersecuritymonth&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZxyGAepXTVdrNqoAWbezywAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_specialfeatures\/cybersecuritymonth&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZxyGAepXTVdrNqoAWbezywAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_specialfeatures\/cybersecuritymonth&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZxyGAepXTVdrNqoAWbezywAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_specialfeatures\/cybersecuritymonth&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZxyGAepXTVdrNqoAWbezywAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Microsoft paper, which cites both internal and third-party research, points to highly time-sensitive stroke treatment as an example. Stroke code activation at hospitals close to one suffering from a ransomware infection jumped from 59 to 103, while confirmed strokes skyrocketed 113.6 percent, from 22 to 47 cases, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2804585\">2023 study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It also found reported cardiac arrests at a nearby hospital dealing with an infected hospital&#8217;s overflow of patients increased 81 percent, from 21 cases to 38.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_specialfeatures\/cybersecuritymonth&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZxyGAepXTVdrNqoAWbezywAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_specialfeatures\/cybersecuritymonth&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZxyGAepXTVdrNqoAWbezywAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests with favorable neurological outcomes plummeted, from 40 percent pre-ransomware infection to 4.5 percent during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>These network intrusions also divert ambulances that are transporting people to hospitals and emergency clinics. Microsoft cites a 35.2 percent increase in emergency medical services (EMS) arrivals at other hospitals when one nearby is experiencing an attack.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"crosshead\">Meet the scumbags attacking hospitals<\/h3>\n<p>While healthcare attacks are usually perpetrated by &#8220;highly organized and specialized threat actor groups,&#8221; according to Microsoft, ransomware-as-a-service has significantly lowered the barrier to entry for would-be extortionists. This, coupled with Russia providing a safe harbor for ransomware gangs, has led to a 300 percent increase in attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Iranian groups have been the most active in terms of attempted attacks against healthcare orgs this year, according to Microsoft&#8217;s threat intelligence data.<\/p>\n<p>This echoes an August warning from the US government about Iran&#8217;s Pioneer Kitten <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/08\/28\/iran_pioneer_kitten\/\" rel=\"noopener\">hacking<\/a> into American networks, including hospitals, to steal sensitive data and then &#8220;collaborate with ransomware affiliate actors to deploy ransomware.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Russians and Iranians, Chinese crews are also getting in on the healthcare ransomware game and using it as a cover for their government-backed espionage activity, Microsoft suggests. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a 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