Cyberattack round-up: Financial warnings and new threats to hospitals

Hospital ratings remain vulnerable as hacktivists and ransomware gangs recycle cyber weapons and affiliates and offer bigger payouts.

Coordinated KillNet DDoS attacks highlight potential for ratings dips

Fitch Ratings says the recent coordinated distributed denial-of-service attacks on hospital websites such as ChristianaCare's aren't likely to drive any downgrades at this time, but cyberattacks that compromise service and affect a hospital’s financial profile could.

Last week the pro-Russian hacktivist group KillNet, known for its DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure in nations …

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