In 2022, the share of health-related U.S. data breaches caused by hacking was 78 percent, which marked a 5 percent increase from the previous year, reaching its highest rate since 2014. Over this period, there was a notable surge in this figure.
Percentage of U.S. healthcare data breaches caused by hacking from 2014 to 2022
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Fortified Health Security. (January 17, 2023). Percentage of U.S. healthcare data breaches caused by hacking from 2014 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972228/health-data-breaches-caused-by-hacking-us/
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Fortified Health Security. (2023). Percentage of U.S. healthcare data breaches caused by hacking from 2014 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972228/health-data-breaches-caused-by-hacking-us/
Fortified Health Security. "Percentage of U.S. Healthcare Data Breaches Caused by Hacking from 2014 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972228/health-data-breaches-caused-by-hacking-us/
Fortified Health Security, Percentage of U.S. healthcare data breaches caused by hacking from 2014 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972228/health-data-breaches-caused-by-hacking-us/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. healthcare data breaches caused by hacking from 2014 to 2022 [Graph], Fortified Health Security, January 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972228/health-data-breaches-caused-by-hacking-us/