COVID-19’s Healthcare Feeding Frenzy for Cybercriminals

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The vast increase in staff from all industries working from home, outside of their corporate network defenses and often on poorly protected home computers, has been a treasure trove for hackers. Two common attack methodologies have been phishing (where the pandemic has provided the opportunity to add two of the most compelling social engineering triggers: fear and urgency), and home router compromise (where brute forcing passwords that have often not been changed from the default) is common.

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