9.67 Million Affected by August 2024 Healthcare Breaches
August 2024 was a record month for healthcare breaches. Healthcare providers reported the most breaches, but one business associate reported a massive breach, tipping the scales to [...]
42 Healthcare Breaches Reported in July 2024
In July 2024, the OCR Breach Portal listed 42 incidents affecting 917,299 patients. The most affected group was healthcare providers, reporting 30 incidents affecting 727,292 patients. This [...]
3.8 Million Patients Affected by June 2024 Healthcare Breaches
In June 2024 the OCR Breach Portal listed 46 incidents affecting 3,825,082 patients. The most affected group was healthcare providers, reporting 33 incidents affecting 3.5 million patients. [...]
8.5 Million Patients Affected by May 2024 Healthcare Breaches
In another banner month for healthcare breaches, the OCR Breach Portal listed 51 incidents affecting 8,468,460 patients. The most affected group was healthcare providers, reporting 38 incidents [...]
15 Million Patients Affected by April 2024 Healthcare Breaches
In another banner month for healthcare breaches, the OCR Breach Portal listed 54 incidents affecting 15,349,203 patients. The most affected group was health plans, reporting 6 incidents [...]
2.2 Million Patients Affected by 2024 March Healthcare Breaches
In another banner month for healthcare breaches, the OCR Breach Portal listed 57 incidents affecting 2,248,065 patients. The most affected group was healthcare providers, reporting 41 incidents [...]
February 2024 Healthcare Breach Report
In another banner month for healthcare breaches, the OCR Breach Portal listed 54 incidents affecting 5,056,083 patients. The most affected group was business associates, reporting 9 incidents [...]
8.8 Million Patients Affected by Healthcare Breaches in January 2024
In another big month for healthcare breaches, the OCR Breach Portal listed 59 incidents affecting 8,799,300 patients. The most affected group was healthcare providers, reporting 36 incidents [...]
2023 HIPAA Year-End Wrap-Up: HHS Issued $4 Million in Fines, Breaches Affected 109M Patients
2023 was a banner year for healthcare fines and breaches. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights settled thirteen cases with healthcare [...]
Breach of Secrets: Nuance Communications Unveils Security Sins, Affecting 1.2M Lives
On September 25, 2023, Nuance Communications became the latest casualty of a vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer software. This unfortunate incident has led to the breach [...]
