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Re:Spain's hospital IT systems under “massive attack” (in Sp... by _jal on Monday March 23, 2020 @12:21PM (#22665483)
Not the GP, but I think they were getting at US facilities being a somewhat more attractive target than Italy's. This is due to both political reasons and simply having more healthcare targets to go after.
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Re:Spain's hospital IT systems under “massive attack” (in Sp... by duxup on Monday March 23, 2020 @12:27PM (#22665551)
Possibly more attractive, although ransomware folks seem to like soft targets.

US healthcare is hardly a panacea of security, but they do put resources into IT. Most of the ransomware targeting seems to be seeking out softer targets, underfunded, etc. I'm not sure US healthcare is immune, but I'm also not sure they're as obvious a target as far as being easy to break into / likely to get a payout.

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