Healthcare breaches increased over 50% in 2020

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In 2020, there were 599 healthcare breaches that collectively affected over 26 million individuals. Bitglass’ report takes an in-depth look at the breaches that healthcare organizations faced, comparing them to previous years and revealing key trends and cybersecurity challenges facing the industry. Breaches recorded in the DHHS database are classified into the following categories: Hacking and IT incidents: Breaches related to malicious hackers and improper IT security—a cybersecurity events stemming from external parties. Unauthorized disclosure: … More

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