Number of U.S. health data breaches H1 2024, by cause

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Dec 10, 2024

In the first half of 2024, 284 data breach incidents in the healthcare sector in the United States were caused by hacking and other IT incidents. A further 64 incidents of breaches originated from unauthorized access, while three percent were caused by theft.

Number of data breaches in healthcare industry in the United States in 1st half 2024, by cause

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July 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

H1 2024

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