Costly ransomware: Hospitals bleed hundreds of millions as attacks up 95pc

Communications Authority of Kenya

The Communications Authority of Kenya headquarters in Nairobi. 

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Healthcare sector institutions are now bearing the brunt of ransomware cyber-attacks, with data showing that the average ransom demand exceeds $5.2 million (about Sh672 million at current conversion rates) per incident.

The latest cybersecurity report published by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) covering the three months ending December 2024 shows that many organisations are faced with repeated attacks shortly after paying the ransom, highlighting the troubling cycle of vistimisation.

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