Patterns within Healthcare
Patterns in Healthcare Industry Breaches
Unsurprisingly health data is the type of data most commonly breached in the healthcare industry; however, both personal data and credentials are also stolen in healthcare industry attacks. Miscellaneous errors are the most common issue that result in a breach. • Examples include sending email or mail with sensitive data to the incorrect person. As more and more organizations open patient portals and create new and innovative ways of interacting with their patients, they create additional lucrative attack surfaces. This has led to the rise of web application attacks.
Types of Data Compromised
%
Personal
77%
Medical
67%
Credentials
18%
Other
18%
In 2020, the Verizon incident response team reported 3,950 breaches in the healthcare industry.
* Data is based on 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report - Healthcare. Data breaches may be associated with multiple types of compromised data.
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