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.
Yale New Haven Health data breach affected over 5.5M people
Over 5.5 million people were affected by a data breach involving an “unauthorized third party” on Yale New Haven Health’s network (YNHHS) on March 8.
