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Malwarebytes Reports a 60 Percent Jump in Healthcare Endpoint Threat DetectionsSANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MalwarebytesTM, the leading advanced endpoint protection and remediation solution, today announced the results of its latest Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques (CTNT) report, "CTNT Q3 2019: The State of Healthcare Cybersecurity." Malwarebytes observed a 60 percent increase in threat detections at healthcare organizations by comparing all of 2018 against just the first three quarters of 2019, demonstrating significant growth and reason for increased concern about healthcare security as we move into 2020. According to Malwarebytes' product telemetry, the healthcare industry has been overwhelmingly targeted by Trojan malware during the last year, which increased by 82 percent in Q3 2019 over the previous quarter. The two most dangerous Trojans of 2018–2019 for all industries, Emotet and TrickBot, were the two primary culprits. Emotet detections surged at the beginning of 2019, followed by a wave of TrickBot detections in the second half of the year, becoming the number one threat to healthcare today. Due to aging infrastructure, low IT budgets and a wealth of personally identifiable information (PII), healthcare institutions are becoming prime targets for cybercriminals. "Healthcare is vital to our population, industries and economy, which is why it's an especially concerning industry to see targeted by cybercriminals," said Adam Kujawa, Director of Malwarebytes Labs. "Emotet, TrickBot, exploit, and backdoor detections targeting healthcare organizations are known to drop ransomware payloads later in their attack chains. For too long, these organizations have suffered due to antiquated equipment and underfunded IT departments, making them especially vulnerable. We should be arming healthcare now with extensive security measures because this pattern suggests that ransomware is looking to penetrate healthcare organizations from several different angles." Key findings from the report include the following:
For the full CTNT Q3 2019: State of Healthcare Cybersecurity report, visit: https://resources.malwarebytes.com/files/2019/11/191028-MWB-CTNT_2019_Healthcare_FINAL.pdf To read more about Malwarebytes' visit our blog, follow us on Twitter, or check us out on LinkedIn. About Malwarebytes Malwarebytes is trusted to protect people and businesses against the latest dangerous cyberthreats including malware, ransomware and exploits that traditional antivirus solutions fail to catch. Malwarebytes offers comprehensive defense and recovery technologies to safeguard devices whether at home or in the office, enabling users to protect themselves anywhere, anytime. Malwarebytes' team of researchers and security experts protect more than 60,000 businesses and millions of people worldwide, combatting millions of threats daily using artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify behavior and catch new threats rapidly. Driven by a desire to protect everyone's right to a malware free existence, CEO Marcin Kleczynski founded Malwarebytes in 2008 and has grown the company to over 750 employees across the world today. The company is headquartered in California with offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.malwarebytes.com/. MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT:
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