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. 2021 Apr 20;23(4):e21747. doi: 10.2196/21747

Table 2.

Security incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Security incidents Type of attack Impact
Brno University Hospital [3] Ransomware Postponement of surgeries, appointments, etc
US Department of Health and Human Services [4] Distributed denial of service Disruption to COVID-19 pandemic responses
World Health Organization [5] Ransomware/phishing Defacement and misinformation
Gilead Sciences, Inc [6] Phishing Impersonation and exfiltration
Hospitals in Romania [7] Phishing/ransomware Disruption and exfiltration
Health care supply chains [8] Malware Disruption of activities