Healthcare DIVE October 9, 2018
Dive Brief:
- The number of public data breaches worldwide totaled 945 in the first half of 2018, compromising the privacy of 4.5 billion records, according to Gemalto’s latest Breach Level Index.
- Healthcare once again led all other industries in the number of incidents, with 27% of the breaches. The largest incident, at health referral service 211 LA County, exposed 3.5 million records through accidental loss.
- Compared with the same period last year, the number of lost, stolen or compromised records shot up 133%, despite a slight overall decrease in the incidence of breaches — a sign cybercriminals are striking with increased severity over time.
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