Health IT Security November 27, 2023
Jill McKeon

Emotet has been described as the “world’s most dangerous malware” and it frequently targets the healthcare sector, HC3 warned.

The HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a brief about Emotet, a notorious malware strain that has impacted the healthcare sector for years. Emotet has been operational since at least 2014 and has been described as the “world’s most dangerous malware” by Europol.

HC3 has issued threat briefs about the dangers of Emotet in the past, but the group has been known to constantly change up its tactics to evade detection. HC3 stressed that the information in the brief is accurate as of the date of publication, but Emotet will likely evolve and update its capabilities in the future.

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