Federal agencies have issued an unprecedented warning against “an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers.” The joint cybersecurity advisory was published from the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – Alert AA20-302A specifically covers Ransomware Activity Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. The alert can be found here: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-302a Please recognize this is......
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