The FBI is warning medical providers that cybercriminals are targeting the healthcare sector with targeted email phishing attacks, exploiting fear about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jessica Davis writes in Health IT Security that cybercriminals are again tailoring their attack methods to take advantage of fears stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, targeting medical providers with directed email phishing attacks, according to an FBI flash alert.
Security researchers, the Department of Homeland Security, and other federal agencies have continued to warn that hackers are not letting the pandemic thwart their criminal activities.
Instead, they’re taking advantage of the increased remote work and the crisis to launch double extortion ransomware, hijack videoconferencing, target Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and ramp up business email compromise schemes and fraud attempts.