Healthcare organizations face unique threats: credential phishing targeting EHR access, W-2 fraud during tax season, and vendor fraud exploiting complex billing systems. Vericor adds HIPAA-compliant verification in 3 seconds—before credentials are shared or payments are processed.
Average cost of a healthcare data breach in 2024
Of healthcare organizations experienced phishing attacks in 2024
Average verification time with Vericor
Attackers impersonate IT departments or EHR vendors to steal login credentials. Once inside, they access patient records for identity theft or ransom. Healthcare credentials are worth $250 on the dark web—10x more than credit cards.
Real Example:
"A hospital system received emails from 'Epic Systems' requesting users to verify their credentials due to a security update. 47 staff members entered their credentials before IT caught the phishing campaign. The attacker accessed 12,000 patient records."
Attackers impersonate executives to request employee W-2 forms from HR departments. Healthcare organizations with large workforces are prime targets—thousands of W-2s can be stolen in a single email, enabling identity theft and tax fraud.
Real Example:
"A hospital HR director received an email from the 'CEO' requesting all employee W-2 forms for an urgent audit. The email came from a lookalike domain during the CEO's vacation. The director sent W-2s for 3,200 employees before realizing the fraud."
Healthcare organizations manage complex vendor networks (medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, facilities). Attackers compromise vendor emails or create fake invoices, exploiting the high volume of legitimate vendor payments to hide fraudulent transactions.
Real Example:
"A healthcare system's medical equipment vendor was compromised. The attacker sent an invoice for $1.4M in equipment with updated bank details. AP processed the payment without verification. The fraud was discovered 6 weeks later when the real vendor inquired about the overdue payment."
When staff receive IT or EHR vendor requests for credentials, they forward to [email protected] before responding. Vericor checks sender authentication and flags phishing attempts—protecting patient data and HIPAA compliance.
HR teams verify all W-2 requests through Vericor before sending employee data. Catches executive impersonation attempts during tax season without adding friction to legitimate HR workflows.
AP teams verify vendor invoices and bank detail changes through Vericor before processing payments. Prevents vendor account takeover fraud while maintaining timely payments to critical medical suppliers.
Payroll teams verify employee requests for direct deposit changes through Vericor. Catches impersonation attempts targeting employee paychecks without disrupting legitimate payroll updates.
Vericor's out-of-band verification is designed for healthcare compliance:
One prevented breach pays for 145+ pilot programs
($10.9M average breach cost ÷ $75K pilot cost)
Join healthcare organizations using Vericor to verify credential requests and prevent data breaches. HIPAA-compliant verification in 3 seconds. Start with a free 30-day pilot.