Medical devices patients rely on most are least prepared for quantum attacks

What happened

Researchers analyzed a dataset containing more than 2.5 million devices across more than 50 HDO networks. Threat actors are exploiting IT, IoMT, OT and IoT (everyday devices connected to a network) devices across healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) to deploy ransomware (software that locks up files and demands payment), demand payments and monetize stolen patient data, according to Forescout’s Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) in Healthcare: From Data Risk to Migration Readiness report. Separately, between January and August 2026, they tracked 461 public ransomware claims and 300 hacktivist attack claims against healthcare … More → The post Medical devices patients rely on most are least prepared for quantum attacks appeared first on Help Net Security .