A latest study reported that there was a 250% increase in phishing websites, which could negatively affect the healthcare data security.
Many healthcare agencies and business associates are constantly working to stop phishing attacks from compromising healthcare data security. Yet, cyberattacks were yet the top cause of healthcare data breaches in the year 2015 and recent studies have indicated that patient information may be just as vulnerable to phishing attacks in the year 2016.
A recent cross-industry study from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) discovered that the number of unique phishing websites has increased by 250% from October 2015 to the month of March 2016. In total, researchers discovered 289,371 unique phishing websites in the first quarter of 2016.
Researchers also disclosed a rise in unique phishing reports in the first quarter of 2016. There were 130,000 more reports by March 2016 than the last quarter of 2015.
“Globally, attackers utilizing phishing techniques have become more aggressive in the year 2016 with keyloggers that have sophisticated tracking components to target specific information and agencies like retailers and financial institutions that top the list,” stated APWG Chairman Dave Jevans.
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