"Healthcare Targeted By More Attacks But Less Sophistication"

According to the Healthcare Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC), healthcare organizations have observed a 30% increase in coronavirus-themed phishing websites. Still, they have not seen as many successful security breaches. Although there has been an increase in fraud attempts targeting healthcare organizations' businesses and suppliers, the attacks are less sophisticated. The potential reason behind this mix of more but less sophisticated attacks might be that the current state of the global economy is leading some people to commit cybercrime for financial gain. Other reasons cited by security researchers as to why healthcare organizations are facing an increase in attempted cyberattacks include the continued use of medical equipment that run unpatched operating systems and the exploitation of vulnerabilities contained by commonly used virtual private network (VPN) devices and software. The healthcare industry is also increasingly targeted in ransomware attacks due to its reputation for paying ransoms. This article continues to discuss the increase in cyberattacks against the healthcare industry, the lack of sophistication in recent attacks, and other observations surrounding healthcare cybersecurity.

Dark Reading reports "Healthcare Targeted By More Attacks But Less Sophistication"