"4 Sophisticated Phishing Campaigns Impacting the Healthcare Sector"

Hackers are continuing to take advantage of the panic surrounding the COVID-19 public health crisis to increase the frequency and complexity of phishing attacks against enterprise organizations. The healthcare sector remains one of the most targeted by phishing campaigns during the pandemic. There are four sophisticated phishing campaigns impacting the healthcare sector involving the imitation of messages from an organization's technical support team, the use of hidden text, the disguising of malware as messages about face masks, and more. Healthcare providers are encouraged to increase their understanding of current threat methods to raise awareness about such attacks among their employees and implement technology to reduce these attacks. One way an organization can reduce the effectiveness of automated phishing attacks is to implement multi-factor authentication. This article continues to discuss the rise of email phishing attacks against the healthcare sector during the current public health crisis, findings surrounding the different phishing campaigns impacting healthcare providers, and suggested mitigation techniques. 

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