Recent Healthcare Cyber Attacks

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Fake CAPTCHA ‘ClickFix’ Spreads Lunex Stealer

Fake CAPTCHA ‘ClickFix’ Spreads Lunex Stealer

Attackers compromised legitimate Ukrainian websites and showed visitors a fake CAPTCHA/Cloudflare-style “verification” prompt to trick them into installing malware. The infection chain drops Lunex (aka Psychedelic Stealer), which disables security monitoring using a vulnerable AMD driver and then…

September 26, 2026
Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA Pushes MSI Malware

Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA Pushes MSI Malware

Attackers compromised real Ukrainian business websites and showed visitors a fake Cloudflare verification page. The lure tricks people into running a Windows Installer command (via Windows+R), which installs “Psychedelic Stealer” to steal saved browser passwords and cryptocurrency wallet data.

September 25, 2026
QR Codes Hijacked via Abandoned Branded Domains

QR Codes Hijacked via Abandoned Branded Domains

A researcher demonstrated that attackers can take over a company’s branded QR-code subdomain (e.g., qr.company.com) if the company stops using a QR vendor but forgets to remove the DNS record. Anyone scanning a legitimate printed QR code can then be redirected to an attacker-controlled website,…

September 25, 2026
Device-Code Phish + Fake Recruiter Interview Lures

Device-Code Phish + Fake Recruiter Interview Lures

This news roundup describes multiple real-world social engineering operations, including a device-code phishing service that stole access to over 12,000 inboxes and a North Korean campaign posing as recruiters to trick developers during fake coding interviews. The attackers used legitimate login…

September 24, 2026
Astrana Staff Fooled by Spoofed Phone Calls

Astrana Staff Fooled by Spoofed Phone Calls

Astrana Health disclosed that attackers stole private and confidential data after using social engineering to trick employees. The attackers impersonated Astrana personnel and spoofed the company’s main phone number to contact staff, leading to unauthorized access to servers and data exfiltration.

September 24, 2026
EvilTokens Used Device-Code Phish to Fuel BEC

EvilTokens Used Device-Code Phish to Fuel BEC

Microsoft disrupted “EvilTokens,” a subscription cybercrime service that stole Microsoft account access using device-code phishing and then used AI-style automation to rapidly mine victims’ inboxes for payment and org-chart details. The goal was to quickly craft believable payment-fraud messages…

September 23, 2026
Microsoft Disrupts ‘EvilTokens’ Phishing Service

Microsoft Disrupts ‘EvilTokens’ Phishing Service

Microsoft says it disrupted the “EvilTokens” phishing-as-a-service platform, which it links to compromises of over 12,000 inboxes across more than 10,000 organizations. The service used AI to tailor phishing emails to a victim’s role and to analyze compromised inboxes to identify trusted…

September 23, 2026
EvilTokens MFA Phish Hijacked 12,000 Inboxes

EvilTokens MFA Phish Hijacked 12,000 Inboxes

Microsoft and partners disrupted “EvilTokens,” a phishing service that helped criminals break into more than 12,000 mailboxes across 10,000+ organizations. Victims were tricked into entering an authentication code on a real Microsoft sign-in page, letting attackers capture access tokens and get…

September 23, 2026
EvilTokens Used Device-Code Phish + AI for BEC

EvilTokens Used Device-Code Phish + AI for BEC

Microsoft disrupted EvilTokens, a phishing-as-a-service operation linked to thousands of compromised Microsoft 365 inboxes. The group used “device code” phishing to steal valid session tokens (not passwords) and then used an AI chatbot to scan mailboxes and help craft business email compromise…

September 22, 2026
Device-Code Phishing Service Hit After 12K Breaches

Device-Code Phishing Service Hit After 12K Breaches

Microsoft and partners disrupted “EvilTokens,” a phishing-as-a-service platform Microsoft links to over 12,000 compromised inboxes across more than 10,000 organizations. The service used deceptive emails to trick people into pasting a “device code” into Microsoft’s real sign-in page…

September 22, 2026
EvilTokens Uses Device Codes to Bypass MFA

EvilTokens Uses Device Codes to Bypass MFA

Microsoft reports that the EvilTokens phishing-as-a-service platform helped criminals compromise thousands of organizations by tricking users into completing a legitimate Microsoft “device code” login. The lure drives victims to enter a short code at microsoft.com/devicelogin, which unknowingly…

September 22, 2026
Fake CEOs on LinkedIn Fuel IP & Data Theft

Fake CEOs on LinkedIn Fuel IP & Data Theft

A CSC report describes real-world scams where criminals impersonate executives and brands online to steal personal or payment information. Examples include fake CEOs contacting people on LinkedIn with bogus job offers, and lookalike “FIFA” domains used for fake ticket sales, travel offers, and…

September 22, 2026
Fake Cops Threaten Arrest to Force Payments

Fake Cops Threaten Arrest to Force Payments

The FBI warns about phone scams where callers impersonate police or federal agents and threaten arrest unless the victim pays immediately. The scams use pressure tactics (keeping victims on the phone, urging secrecy) and push hard-to-trace payments like prepaid cards, crypto, wire transfers, or…

September 21, 2026
FBI: Fake Cops Swindle $1.6B via Threat Calls

FBI: Fake Cops Swindle $1.6B via Threat Calls

The FBI says scammers posing as law enforcement or government officials stole over $1.6B since January 2025, mainly by calling victims and threatening arrest, fines, or legal trouble unless they pay. Variants include jury-duty threats, targeted calls to medical professionals about license issues,…

September 18, 2026
AI Voice Agents Fuel New Phone Fraud Wave

AI Voice Agents Fuel New Phone Fraud Wave

The article describes real-world cases where AI agents interacted with banks and contact centers, including an investment agent that nearly wired out a customer’s funds after encountering a scam offer. It also highlights AI voice agents calling enterprises at high volume, sometimes lying about…

September 18, 2026
Fake Helpdesk Passkey Setup Steals Cloud Access

Fake Helpdesk Passkey Setup Steals Cloud Access

The article describes real intrusions where attackers impersonate a company helpdesk and lure employees into "passkey, MFA, or SSO setup" steps. Victims are sent links via text (often to personal phones), leading to account takeover through adversary-in-the-middle phishing or device-code…

September 16, 2026
N0va Phishkit Uses Trusted Apps to Steal SSO Access

N0va Phishkit Uses Trusted Apps to Steal SSO Access

A phishing kit dubbed N0va is targeting organizations in North America and Europe by impersonating familiar business services (like Microsoft Teams/SharePoint and DocuSign) and pushing victims through legitimate sign-in flows. By capturing authentication tokens rather than dropping obvious malware,…

September 16, 2026
Claude Linked to Real Phishing and Credential Theft

Claude Linked to Real Phishing and Credential Theft

Anthropic reports multiple real-world threat groups used Claude to support cyber operations, including credential harvesting and data theft across many victims. The report includes specific, simulation-ready lures such as a fake ESET NOD32 login portal that sends stolen passwords to Telegram and a…

September 11, 2026
N0va Device-Code Phish Steals Microsoft Sessions

N0va Device-Code Phish Steals Microsoft Sessions

Researchers reported a real phishing operation (“N0va” phishkit) that tricks people into signing into Microsoft through a legitimate Microsoft page, but for an attacker-started session. Victims can complete MFA and still grant the attacker access and refresh tokens, letting the attacker operate as…

September 11, 2026
Fraudsters Can Remotely “Brick” Phones for $3

Fraudsters Can Remotely “Brick” Phones for $3

Researchers showed that attackers can abuse mobile carriers’ “lost/stolen phone” reporting process to get devices blocked from the cellular network, even when the devices were never lost. With only a prepaid account and a target device’s IMEI number, blocking can cost just a few dollars and take…

September 11, 2026
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