Seventy percent of healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach since 2020, the July study found. Cybersecurity has become an increasing concern of healthcare organizations, at a time when each breach costs health systems several million dollars.
Here are the causes of the data breaches, according to the report:
- 33 percent: accidental data leak from an employee
- 31 percent: data breach from an outside source
- 29 percent: a distributed-denial-of-service ransomware attack
- 25 percent: planned data leak from an employee
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