The FBI has identified at least 16 attacks in the past year targeting US healthcare and first responder networks including law enforcement agencies, emergency medical services, 911 dispatch centers, and municipalities. Attackers gain unauthorized access to target networks by using malicious emailed links, attachments, or stolen RDP credentials. The malware weaponizes Word files with embedded. scripts, first using these documents to stage Cobalt Strike and then dropping Emotet onto the network. This gives them access to deploy ransomware, officials said in an alert.”]