KnowBe4 - Surge in Email-enabled Healthcare Fraud

healthcare_chart

Email fraud targeting healthcare professionals has spiked 453% over the past two years, according to a new report by Proofpoint. Proofpoint researchers tracked business email compromise attacks against more 450 healthcare organizations in 2017 and 2018, and found that the average number of attacks targeting an organization in Q4 2018 was 96, compared to less than 20 in Q1 2017. Additionally, attackers spoofed an average of 15 different identities within a given healthcare organization in Q4 2018.



from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/surge-in-email-enabled-healthcare-fraud

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

KnowBe4 - Scam Of The Week: "When Users Add Their Names to a Wall of Shame"

Image
Eric Howes , KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher, found out about another insidious bad guy trick: " If you work in IT there has undoubtedly come a dark moment when you wondered to yourself just who among your employee users would be gullible enough to click through a phishing email and potentially bring down your organization. from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/when-users-add-their-names-to-a-wall-of-shame
Read more

The Hacker News - ⚡ Weekly Recap: WhatsApp 0-Day, Docker Bug, Salesforce Breach, Fake CAPTCHAs, Spyware App & More

Cybersecurity today is less about single attacks and more about chains of small weaknesses that connect into big risks. One overlooked update, one misused account, or one hidden tool in the wrong hands can be enough to open the door. The news this week shows how attackers are mixing methods—combining stolen access, unpatched software, and clever tricks to move from small entry points to large from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/weekly-recap-whatsapp-0-day-docker-bug.html
Read more