Report: Accidental disclosure of sensitive documents drives 42% of healthcare breaches

Healthcare experienced the highest increase in ransomware demands compared to other industries, rising 133 percent during the first half of 2017, according to Beazley report.

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For the report, Beazley — a London-based cybersecurity insurance company with offices in Asia, Australia, Middle East, South America and the United States — analyzed 1,330 incidents the company helped clients address in the first half of 2017.

Here are the top five causes of data breaches in healthcare.

1. Unintended disclosure: 42 percent

2. Hack or malware: 18 percent

3. Insider: 14 percent

4. Physical or non-electronic record loss: 8 percent

5. Portable device: 6 percent

The report also noted 8 percent of healthcare breaches had unknown causes.

Click here to view the full report.

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