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Black Basta Cybersecurity Advisory: Endpoint Protection for

Healthcare

By Jason Mafera, Field CTO, IGEL

Recent studies have estimated that as many as 90% of successful cyberattacks and 70% of data
breaches originate at the endpoint. This growing issue is especially impactful within healthcare systems
nationwide. In 2023, HHS OCR disclosed a record high, 725 data breaches, exposing 133 million hospital
and patient records. This incredibly alarming report was not alone in its findings, after digging deeper,
the 2024 Horizon Report found that 80% of healthcare breaches came from hacking, such as malware
attacks, phishing, spyware, or ransomware. Of the various forms of hacking the HIMSS Healthcare
Cybersecurity Survey found that 57% of respondents reported phishing as their most significant security
incident. Despite hacking ranking as the most common reason for breaches, most hospitals do not use
basic credential protection and endpoint security measures to protect themselves and their patients;
Black Basta picked up on this as well.

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