Healthcare data breaches, by month

Advertisement

Healthcare data breaches remain steady as ever.

Data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals were up in April after a 12-month high in January, according to HHS data analyzed by HIPAA Journal.

Here are the number of those incidents that occurred over the past 12 months, according to the May 21 report:

April: 66

March: 56

February: 48

January: 74

December: 51

November: 70

October: 61

September: 39

August: 58

July: 48

June: 50

May: 59

Advertisement

Next Up in Cybersecurity

Advertisement