Chief Healthcare Executive January 4, 2023
Cyberattacks continued to target hospitals and health systems. More than 21 million people were affected by the 11 largest breaches of health information.
Millions of Americans were affected by security breaches involving their private health information in 2022.
Hospitals and health systems have become prized targets for cybersecurity attacks in recent years. Cybersecurity experts say ransomware attacks involving hospitals are rising, and they expect those attacks to continue.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publicly reports all breaches affecting at least 500 individuals. In 2022, the HHS Office of Civil Rights reported 600 breaches involving at least 500 people. However, some of the breaches involved hundreds of thousands of individuals.
All of the 11 biggest breaches over the...
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