CYBER THREAT: Russian Hacktivists increasingly targeting Hospitals – Analysis
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By: Iain Fraser Cybersecurity Journalist Gibraltar – IainFRASER.net
Syndicated By: GEO´ PRWire Team – Gibraltar
20th March 2023
CYBER THREAT: Russian Hacktivists increasingly targeting Hospitals – Analysis
There are mounting reports that Russian Hacktivists are increasingly targeting Hospitals and Government Departments globally.
Cybersecurity researchers said this week that they have observed the pro-Russia hacking group known as KillNet increasingly launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting healthcare organizations since November.
KillNet and affiliate hacktivist group appeared on the Cyber threat-map soon after Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and specialises in DDoS attacks against Government Departments, Blue-chip Corporates and lately Hospitals.
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