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Impact: Patient care disruption, data breach, regulatory fines
2023: Universal Health Services - 400 facilities affected, surgeries delayed, $67M recovery cost. Attackers gained access via phishing email to IT admin.
Impact: HIPAA violations ($50K-$1.5M per incident), patient privacy breach
2015: Anthem BCBS phishing attack - 80M patient records stolen, $115M settlement. Attackers used spear phishing targeting HR department.
Impact: Patient harm, DEA violations, malpractice liability
Attackers compromise physician email, send fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances to pharmacies.
Impact: $120K average loss, reputation damage, regulatory scrutiny
2019: Puerto Rico's FirstBank - $1.7M wire fraud. Attackers impersonated bank executives via compromised email accounts, requested wire transfers.
Impact: Account takeover, fraudulent transactions, data breach
2023: Major bank customers targeted with fake 'fraud alert' emails. Links led to perfect clone of online banking login page. 10,000+ credentials stolen.
Impact: PCI DSS violations ($5K-$100K/month), card reissuance costs
Attackers compromise merchant email, intercept customer payment data sent via email (PCI DSS violation).
Impact: Malpractice claims, bar discipline, loss of privilege, reputation damage
2020: Major law firm ransomware attack - client privileged communications exposed. Resulted in $80M+ in damages, malpractice claims, bar investigations.
Impact: Opposing counsel gains access to strategy, settlement positions, evidence
Litigation attackers impersonate court clerks, expert witnesses, or opposing counsel to steal case files and trial strategy via phishing emails.
Impact: $50K-$500K average loss, malpractice liability, IOLTA violations
2022: Real estate closing fraud - attackers compromise escrow agent email, send fake wire instructions to buyer. $400K stolen, law firm sued for negligence.
Impact: Classes canceled, research data lost, operations disrupted for weeks
2023: Los Angeles Unified School District - 600K+ students affected, classes disrupted, 500GB of data stolen. Ransom demand: $40M. Attack vector: phishing email.
Impact: FERPA violations, identity theft of minors, lawsuits
2022: University employee fell for phishing email, provided credentials. Attackers accessed student portal with SSNs, addresses, financial aid data for 40,000 students.
Impact: Loss of competitive advantage, grant funding jeopardized, national security concerns
Foreign state actors target university researchers via spear phishing to steal research data on defense, AI, biotech projects.
Impact: National security compromise, classified data theft, election interference
2020: SolarWinds supply chain attack - Russian APT compromised U.S. government agencies including Treasury, Commerce, DHS. Attackers accessed email systems for months.
Impact: Public services disrupted, emergency response compromised, citizen data exposed
2021: Colonial Pipeline ransomware - 5,500 mile fuel pipeline shut down, gas shortages across East Coast. Attack began with compromised VPN credentials from phishing.
Impact: State breach notification laws, lawsuits, loss of public trust
2023: State DMV employee clicked phishing link, providing credentials. Attackers accessed database with driver's licenses, SSNs for 2M residents.
Impact: Point-of-sale malware, customer data breach, brand reputation damage
2013: Target breach - HVAC vendor credentials stolen via phishing email. Attackers pivoted to POS systems, stole 40M credit cards. Cost: $292M.
Impact: $50K-$200K average loss, customer complaints, chargeback costs
Attackers compromise retail employee email, intercept gift card orders and codes, resell on dark web. Or use phishing to steal customer accounts with stored gift card balances.
Impact: Customer account takeover, fraudulent purchases, loyalty point theft
Phishing campaigns harvest customer credentials, use them in credential stuffing attacks against retailer sites. Attackers drain loyalty points, make fraudulent purchases.