Phishing attempts on government offices surged 360% between May 2023 and 2024, according to email security company Abnormal Security. The surge has largely been attributed to a rise in popularity of business email compromise (BEC) attacks, which increased by 70% in the same period. Successful BEC attacks, which use social-engineering tactics to evade conventional security measures, can result in substantial financial losses.
Kettering Health hit by cybersecurity attack
Kettering Health, a Dayton-based hospital group, underwent a system-wide outage due to a cyberattack, affecting its patient care systems. This potentially led to unauthorized access