All sectors have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as 80% of companies restructured their

cyberinfrastructure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the National Cybersecurity Authority report,
in the fourth quarter of 2020, the public sector ranked first in cyber threats by 19%, followed by the
health sector by 14%, the education sector and the technology sector by 9%, and trade
by7%.Comparisons in the third-quarter report: The education sector decreased 9% to third place
after it was in the first place, and the health sector is still in the second place with a decrease of 2%
from the third quarter. An increase in the public sector was observed 4% compared to the third
quarter and increased the technology sector By 1%. Costs of data breaches are rising in all sectors. In
the last 12 months, more records had compromised than in the past 15 years combined. Where was
the most significant share according to the Comparitech report, 92 ransomware attacks targeted
healthcare institutions, affecting 600 clinics, hospitals, and organizations.

Furthermore, these ransomware attacks affected over 18 million health records, a 470 percent rise
from 2019. In general, the year 2020 saw the most significant number of ransomware attacks on
healthcare providers in the previous five years. The reason is the increase in the value of health
records on the Dark Web compared to other records such as Credit card numbers and others. The
explanation for this market disparity is perceived value. It can readily delete a credit card number.
But, Medical reports include a wealth of irreversible details, including a patient's medical and mental
health background, demographics, health insurance, ID, and contact information. If the records had
hacked, cybercriminals often turn to members of a dark web crime network with backgrounds in
drug dealing and money laundering who are willing to purchase medical records to fund their
criminal operations. Such as unlawfully buying prescription drugs, filing false medical statements, or
simply stealing the patient's name to open credit cards and fraudulent loans. According to IBM
Security's 2019 data breach cost report, healthcare companies had the highest data breach costs,
which are more than 60% higher than the cross-sectors average. And this was evidence that the
health sector is more affected by the attacks in the COVID-19 pandemic.