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Rising Email-Based Cyberattacks Threaten Healthcare, With Phishing Up 37%, Warns Abnormal Security

The healthcare sector is demonstrating an increasing vulnerability to cyber attacks, with email-based attacks on healthcare growing by 37% in just one year, says Mike Britton, CIO at Abnormal Security. Health data is an attractive target for extortion efforts due to its sensitive nature, validity and value on the dark web. Additionally, the healthcare industry’s vast supply chain and slower technology adaptation can make it an easy target for sophisticated phishing and vendor email compromise (VEC) attacks.

Source: healthcare-digital.com –

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