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Cybercrime Surge: 600% Rise in Healthcare Attacks Revealed

12/12/2025

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A Check Point report finds the initial access broker market expanded, enabling intrusions by state and non-state actors.
The report shows IABs evolved into crucial cybercrime components, letting sophisticated groups scale operations and evade detection.
Healthcare attacks rose nearly 600% from 2023 to 2024, per the report.
Geopolitical tensions are linked to coordinated campaigns, prompting policymakers to treat cybersecurity as a strategic national security issue.

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Story summary

A Check Point report finds the initial access broker market expanded, enabling intrusions by state and non-state actors.
The report shows IABs evolved into crucial cybercrime components, letting sophisticated groups scale operations and evade detection.
Healthcare attacks rose nearly 600% from 2023 to 2024, per the report.
Geopolitical tensions are linked to coordinated campaigns, prompting policymakers to treat cybersecurity as a strategic national security issue.