Hacking, IT incidents caused most August data breaches

The most commonly cited reason for a data breach in August was either a hacking or IT incident, according to the HIPAA Journal.

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Within August, 32 of the 49 data breaches at healthcare organizations were associated with hacking and IT incidents. These types of incidents affected 602,663 patient records.

Below is a break down of the causes of data breaches:

  • Hacking/IT incident: 32
  • Unauthorized access/disclosure: 12
  • Loss: 3
  • Theft: 2

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