Phishing Impersonating Wisconsin Health Officials Harvests Credentials
Phishing emails impersonating Wisconsin state health department employees were circulated. The attackers lured recipients into reviewing a bid proposal and collected credentials on a fake Microsoft login page. The department found rules hiding activity in some mailboxes affected by the attack and urged partner organisations to be cautious.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Incident type
- Phishing & smishing
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Attack impact confirmed in some mailboxes
- Cause / method
- Credential harvesting through emails impersonating employees and a fake Microsoft login page
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported phishing impersonating its employees and the discovery of activity-hiding rules in some mailboxes.
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