COVID, Healthcare Data & the Dark Web: A Toxic Stew
The growing treasure trove of healthcare data is proving irresistible -- and profitable -- to bad actors.
As COVID-19 enters a new phase with vaccine rollouts, the amount of protected health information data being sold on the Dark Web has massively increased. Personal records such as COVID-19 test results and vaccine notifications are now available in large quantities, making the vaccine rollout a prime target for cybercriminals today.
We recently saw that documents accessed in the European regulator's systems were manipulated before being leaked on the Dark Web, creating concerns about ways they might be leveraged in the future. And given the track record of cybercriminals amid the pandemic, this is likely only the beginning.