HIPAA Journal January 21, 2026
Based on breach reports submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), November saw relatively low numbers of healthcare data breaches. On average in 2025, 57 healthcare data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) each month. In fact, for the past six years, data breaches have been reported at a rate of around 60 per month. The OCR breach portal currently lists 32 large healthcare data breaches for November, and a similar number were reported in October (28) – numbers that have not been regularly seen since 2018.
Compared to previous Novembers, data breaches have decreased substantially, with a 54% reduction from November 2024 and a 56%...
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