Healthcare DIVE January 18, 2024
Though the number of data breaches declined slightly from 2022, more than 116 million records were exposed last year, according to a new report.
Dive Brief:
- The number of patient records exposed in data breaches doubled in 2023 compared to 2022, even as the count of breaches declined slightly, according to a report by cybersecurity firm Fortified Health Security.
- The report, which analyzed data from the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, found that more than 116 million records were compromised across 655 breaches — a “significant peak in patient data exposure” that eclipsed an earlier high point in 2015, when three major breaches contributed to a spike in divulged health records.
- Last year also saw an increase...
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