If you declare our actions acts of war, we might declare your actions acts of war. It isn’t war, until we say it’s war.

https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/10/russia_china_usa_ukraine_cyberdefense/

Russia, China, warn US its cyber support of Ukraine has consequences

Russia and China have each warned the United States that the offensive cyber-ops it ran to support Ukraine were acts of aggression that invite reprisal.

The US has acknowledged it assisted Ukraine to shore up its cyber defences, conducted information operations, and took offensive actions during Russia's illegal invasion.

While many nations occasionally mention they possess offensive cyber-weapons and won't be afraid to use them, admissions they've been used are rare. US Cyber Command chief General Paul Nakasone's public remarks to that effect were therefore unusual.

Not an encouraging trend.

https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/twice-as-many-healthcare-organizations-paid-extortion-after-ransomware-attacks-but-only-2-recovered-all-data/

Twice as Many Healthcare Organizations Paid Extortion After Ransomware Attacks, but Only 2% Recovered All Data

A study by Sophos found that ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations almost doubled in 2021.

The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022 report found that nearly two-thirds (66%) of healthcare organizations were hit by ransomware in 2021 compared to just over a third (34%) in 2020.

Subsequently, the number of organizations paying ransom also almost doubled from 34% in 2020 to 61% in 2021, a 94% increase.

However, of all organizations that paid the ransom, only 2% recovered all data in 2021, compared to 8% in 2020. The change marked a 75% decrease in complete data recovery.