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Cyberangriffe auf Kliniken

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Das Thema Cyberangriffe auf Krankenhäuser ist aktueller denn je.

Mit der Methode Ransomware-Angriff schaffen es Kriminelle, sich Zugang zu sensiblen Daten von Krankenhäusern zu verschaffen und diese zu verschlüsseln. Betroffene Häuser werden erpresst, ein Lösegeld zu bezahlen, um die Daten wieder nutzbar zu machen.

Das Bundeskriminalamt rät von der Lösegeldzahlung ab, da selbst nach Zahlung des Lösegelds oftmals die Daten nicht freigeben werden.

Lesen Sie hier weitere Infos zu Schwachstellen, Strategien zur Vermeidung und Sicherheit.

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