Hospital cyberattacks are increasingly hitting patient care

The main risk from hospital cyber incidents is no longer data breaches or IT disruption – it’s direct threats to care delivery.

According to a Black Book Research survey of 284 European hospital cybersecurity buyers, 82% rate their 2026 cyber attack concern as very high or extreme, while 74% believe their organization is likely or highly likely to face a major cyber event this year.

And, the researchers found, attacks are no longer viewed primarily as privacy events, compliance events, or IT disruptions – but as threats to the delivery of care.

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