By Cheng-Shorland | Co-Founder & CEO | ShelterZoom The Verizon 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report confirmed what many of us in cybersecurity have been watching unfold in real time: social engineering is surging in healthcare, and artificial intelligence is making it more dangerous than ever. Dark Reading recently covered the report’s findings — and asked for my perspective. The headline threat isn’t just that attacks are increasing. It’s that they’re getting dramatically better. For the past 12 to 18 months, I’ve seen healthcare organizations grapple with a new breed of attack — one where generative AI helps threat actors craft highly targeted, context-aware communications and malicious documents at scale. Traditional phishing relied on volume and urgency. These attacks rely on