Incorrect configurations or inadequately managed user accounts are examples of this. Hackers are also increasingly attacking pharmaceutical and biotech companies and the healthcare sector as a whole, and the public is now hearing about this more frequently than before, including at an international level. In June, the Japanese company Eisai announced that it had been affected by a ransomware attack. In March, Sun Pharmaceuticals discovered that some of its file systems had been compromised by an attack. Last year, Novartis was hit by such an attack. In 2020, AstraZeneca was attacked by hackers. In 2017, malware damaged Merck's computers in what may be the most high-profile case in history. This cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars and affected the production of its HPV vaccine.