Security News > 2020 > April > World Health Organization has been the target of significant cyberattacks
The World Health Organization has seen a dramatic increase in the number of cyberattacks targeting its staff and email scams directed at the public.
"Ensuring the security of health information for member states and the privacy of users interacting with us a priority for WHO at all times, but also particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic," said Bernardo Mariano, WHO's chief information officer, in a statement.
The organization said it is working with the private sector to establish more robust internal systems and to strengthen security measures and is educating staff on cybersecurity risks.
IronNet's threat research team has discovered in recent months that phishing domains specifically impersonating Wells Fargo, have significantly increased and at rates surpassing even those during the holiday season, the firm said.
There has been a significant rise in COVID-19-related lures and email scams, said Trish Dixon, vice president of the cyber operations center at IronNet.