In recent years, one of the most alarming aspects of cyber warfare is the targeted hacking of healthcare platforms, electronic medical records, and genomic databases. This makes them prime targets for nation-state actors who aim to gather intelligence, disrupt infrastructure, or steal trade secrets and new technologies. At the time, it was the largest known data breach in U.S. history. The following year, the FBI managed to recover Bitcoin ransom payments paid by Kansas and Colorado health care providers.