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Ransomware attacks hit over 200 US public sector organizations last year

January 3, 2023

Via: Techradar
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Over the course of 2022, more than 200 large public sector organizations in the United States were impacted by ransomware(opens in new tab) attacks.

Cybersecurity experts Emsisoft claims firms in the government, education, and healthcare industries were most affected, having scoured publicly available reports, disclosure statements, but also dark web leaks, and third-party intelligence.

In about half of the discovered incidents, the threat actors made away with sensitive data.

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