The State Comptroller's report published Tuesday reveals that hospitals in Israel are a leading target for cyberattacks. Ten of the findings were of high severity and three of which were of medium severity.
The most damaging attack occurred in mid-October 2021, when hackers broke into computers and servers at Hillel Yaffe Government Medical Center in Hadera. The Ministry of Health said in response to the report: "The ministry is working on several levels to increase the level of preparedness of medical institutions for such events"