Comparitech researchers have published a new study looking at ransomware attacks against the healthcare sector in H1 2026.
According to the findings, during the first six months of 2026, the healthcare sector suffered an average of 2.3 ransomware attacks per day. Attacks increased by nearly 14 percent when compared to H2 2025, rising from 360 to 410.
Rebecca Moody, Head of Data Research at Comparitech, provided the following comment:
“As ransomware attacks remain at a consistently high level, the healthcare sector is no exception. Here, attacks continue to increase, particularly among healthcare businesses (e.g. pharmaceutical manufacturers, drug wholesalers, and medical billing providers). This means healthcare providers (those offering direct care) continue to face the threat of attacks within their own systems and within the systems of the third parties they entrust to carry out various services.
The March 2026 attack on the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which caused two weeks of disruptions, serves as a stark reminder of the devastating impact system encryption can have on healthcare providers. Meanwhile, attacks on third parties, like Unimed in Germany, demonstrate the far-reaching consequences of data theft following these attacks. In Unimed’s case, numerous clinics and hospitals were impacted, with the breach figure growing into the hundreds of thousands.”
You can read the research here: https://www.comparitech.com/news/healthcare-ransomware-roundup-h1-2026-stats-on-attacks-ransoms-and-data-breaches/
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Comparitech Healthcare Ransomware Roundup: H1 2026 stats on attacks, ransoms, and data breaches
Comparitech researchers have published a new study looking at ransomware attacks against the healthcare sector in H1 2026.
According to the findings, during the first six months of 2026, the healthcare sector suffered an average of 2.3 ransomware attacks per day. Attacks increased by nearly 14 percent when compared to H2 2025, rising from 360 to 410.
Rebecca Moody, Head of Data Research at Comparitech, provided the following comment:
“As ransomware attacks remain at a consistently high level, the healthcare sector is no exception. Here, attacks continue to increase, particularly among healthcare businesses (e.g. pharmaceutical manufacturers, drug wholesalers, and medical billing providers). This means healthcare providers (those offering direct care) continue to face the threat of attacks within their own systems and within the systems of the third parties they entrust to carry out various services.
The March 2026 attack on the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which caused two weeks of disruptions, serves as a stark reminder of the devastating impact system encryption can have on healthcare providers. Meanwhile, attacks on third parties, like Unimed in Germany, demonstrate the far-reaching consequences of data theft following these attacks. In Unimed’s case, numerous clinics and hospitals were impacted, with the breach figure growing into the hundreds of thousands.”
You can read the research here: https://www.comparitech.com/news/healthcare-ransomware-roundup-h1-2026-stats-on-attacks-ransoms-and-data-breaches/
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