A Quarter of Healthcare Organizations Report Medical Device Cyber-Attacks

(Phil Muncaster – Infosecurity Magazine) One-in-four (24%) healthcare organizations (HCOs) experienced cyber-attacks impacting medical devices over the past year, causing potentially significant disruption to patient care, according to RunSafe Security. The security vendor polled 551 healthcare professionals across the US, UK and Germany to produce its 2026 Medical Device Cybersecurity Index. It revealed that, in 80% of cases, attacks affecting devices had a “moderate” or “significant” impact on patients. This could range from delayed imaging and postponed procedures to interruptions to critical care delivery, RunSafe claimed. – A Quarter of Healthcare Organizations Report Medical Device Attacks – Infosecurity Magazine