HealthExec September 18, 2025
Chad Van Alstin

In a year’s time, nearly half of all healthcare organizations experienced a cybersecurity incident. Further, in 2025, the number of cyberattacks that resulted in these organizations losing more than $200,000 rose by 400%, a new report revealed.

According to cybersecurity firm Netwrix, between March 2024 and March 2025, 48% of healthcare entities were subject to some kind of data breach incident, either from phishing or another form of attack.

During that time, financial losses associated with data breaches also skyrocketed. In 2024, 2% of organizations in healthcare—which includes hospitals, health systems, payer groups and others—suffered more than $500,000 in associated losses. That number jumped to 12% during the same period in 2025.

That figure puts healthcare in...

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