Lexology December 19, 2023
The health care industry is the most targeted for data breaches. A combination of health information, financial information, and research and development have made health care information more valuable on the dark web than information stolen from banking and financial institutions.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires that breaches affecting more than 500 patients be reported, and from there, it is publicly listed on a database. Since HHS has been tracking and trending these breaches in 2009, there has been a noticeable shift in the main causes of breaches. From 2009-2015, loss and theft of records dominated the breach reports. The adoption of electronic health care records jumped to almost 100% in just four years...
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