Top 10: Most Serious Healthcare Cyber Attacks

Data breaches have hit major healthcare providers including the UK’s NHS, which fell victim to a WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, causing significant disruption. Community Health Systems in the US, Singapore’s SingHealth and Canada’s LifeLabs also suffered cyberattacks. Meanwhile, US insurer Premera Blue Cross had the personal and medical data of 11 million customers compromised due to an intrusion likely linked to Chinese state-sponsored activity.