Security News > 2020 > May > How healthcare organizations can combat cyberattacks during the coronavirus
Healthcare organizations can also be lucrative targets as criminals are aware of the value of patient information and medical data on the dark web.
A report published Thursday by global threat intelligence firm IntSights explains why healthcare organizations are vulnerable to attack and how they can better defend themselves.
Criminals have exploited the coronavirus pandemic to target collaboration tools, deploy virus-related scams, and exploit old and vulnerable legacy healthcare systems.
Attacks have centered around ransomware, social engineering tricks, the theft of intellectual property, and the theft of databases of healthcare employees.
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