Healthcare Cyberattacks Increase Five-Fold
Healthcare cyberattacks increase precipitously as cybercriminals use old tools fueled by the Dark Web to create new threats that capitalize on the uncertainty of the global pandemic.
The World Health Organization recently estimated a fivefold healthcare cyberattacks increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes at a time when phishing attack dangers have never been higher and Dark Web activity is skyrocketing.
Healthcare providers from local clinics to heavyweights like laboratories, hospitals, and drug companies are prime targets, just when they can’t afford any disruption of IT service that could affect the continuum of care as they grapple with COVID-19.
Ransomware attacks are a growing menace
One major threat to healthcare providers is a drastic increase in ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks are typically born on the Dark Web. Interpol recently released a Purple Notice warning of the mounting danger. In March 2020, experts noted an approximate 70% increase over February 2020 in ransomware attacks reported by healthcare providers. Ransomware tools are easily available to bad actors on the Dark Web, as is the information that powers those attacks, like compromised passwords and staff login credentials from many healthcare organizations.
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Phishing is soaring and more precise than ever
Phishing is another major threat that has dramatically increased for every industry, including healthcare. March 1 and March 23, 2020, a group of security experts noted more than 467 thousand phishing or spear phishing attacks. Bad actors are leveraging information about workers and companies that they obtain on the Dark Web to craft highly convincing emails that trick users into providing them with logins, passwords, and other sensitive data, causing a devastating security breach. A health care data breach doesn’t just have a high repair cost, it also attracts regulatory scrutiny and incurs big fines.
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