Yahoo Money June 27, 2024
Approximately a quarter of Americans have had their medical records leaked, with research finding that more than 79.6 million people have been caught up in data breaches. Around 71% of the breaches originate due to the hacking of a healthcare provider.
Research carried out by the US-based cybersecurity company Incogni, alongside data published by the US Department of Health and Human Services, detailed how since 2020, healthcare providers were reported to have experienced 1,572 breaches, accounting for 57.6% of all American healthcare profiles that have been exposed.
At the same time, the report by Incogni found the same pattern with reported ransomware attacks finding that since 2020 approximately 76.1% of attacks targeted healthcare providers. The most common cause for a...
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