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AHA observes uptick in hospital IT help desk social engineering schemes

April 4, 2024 - UPDATE 4/4/2024 - This article has been updated to include information from an HC3 sector alert. The American Hospital Association (AHA) has doubled down on its warning to the healthcare sector about hospital IT help desk social engineering schemes. The AHA released an alert on this topic in January, but has since observed continued targeting of...

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