HC3 alerts providers of Scattered Spider threat
Healthcare IT News October 29, 2024
The agency warns that a Western organized cybercrime group that leverages multiple ransomware variants and AI tools to commit advanced social engineering exploits may target healthcare data.
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center has published a sector alert to advise on mitigations to defend against U.S. and UK-based threat actors that initially targeted customer relationship management, business process outsourcing and technology companies in 2022 – and have since shifted to gaming, hospitality, retail, manufacturing and financial sectors.
Scattered Spider, also known by other names, such as Octo Tempest, has become known for its advanced social engineering techniques, including voice phishing and leveraging artificial intelligence to spoof victims’ voices and SIM swapping to obtain initial access to targeted organizations.
WHY...