{"id":15954,"date":"2020-05-05T16:18:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T16:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/05\/dhs-uk-cybersecurity-agencies-reveal-large-scale-password-spraying-campaigns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:48:30","slug":"dhs-uk-cybersecurity-agencies-reveal-large-scale-password-spraying-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2020\/05\/05\/dhs-uk-cybersecurity-agencies-reveal-large-scale-password-spraying-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"US and UK cybersecurity agencies reveal \u2018large-scale\u2019 password spraying campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s cyber agency joined with the United Kingdom\u2019s top cybersecurity agency May 5 to unveil malicious campaigns targeting the health care industry as it responds to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DHS\u2019 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre revealed \u201clarge-scale\u201d password spraying campaigns targeting health care institutions, medical research organizations, pharmaceutical companies and local governments, \u201clikely\u201d in an attempt to collect information related to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Password spraying campaigns attempt to log into accounts using commonly known passwords. The two agencies warned that advanced persistent threat groups were targeting the health care groups to collect intellectual property, bulk personal information and intelligence \u201cthat aligns with national priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t