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Threat groups ramp up social-engineering attacks against healthcare sector

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Threat groups ramp up social-engineering attacks against healthcare sector

Cybercrime groups employed voice-phishing tactics to extract worker credentials in a series of attacks targeting the healthcare sector. The campaign demonstrates adversaries refining social engineering methods to compromise access to protected systems and data.

Why it matters: Healthcare organizations and their staff face direct risk from credential theft through voice-based deception; practitioners should reinforce authentication controls and train employees to verify caller identity before sharing access information.

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