In 2023, there were more than 809 incidents of data compromises in the healthcare sector in the United States. Reaching its all-time highest. This indicates a significant growth since 2005 when the industry saw only 16 cases of data compromises in the country.
Total annual number of data compromises in the United States healthcare sector from 2005 to 2023
*Data from 2005 to 2018 is taken from previous reports and refers to data breaches only.
The source adds the following information:
"Data Compromise – The overall term used to refer to events where personal information is accessible
by unauthorized individuals and/or for unintended
purposes. This includes data breaches, data exposures,
and data leaks.
- Data Breach – When unauthorized individuals access
and/or remove personal information from the place
where is it stored.
- Data Exposure - When personal information is
available for access and/or removal from place where
it is stored, but there is no evidence the information
has been accessed by unauthorized individuals.
- Data Leaks involve personal
information that is publicly available or willingly
shared on social media and represents no or low risk
when viewed as individual records; however, when
aggregated, the sheer volume of personal information
available in a single database creates risk to the data
subjects and value for identity criminals who specialize
in social engineering and phishing.
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Identity Theft Resource Center. (February 5, 2024). Total annual number of data compromises in the United States healthcare sector from 2005 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/798417/health-and-medical-data-compromises-united-states/
Identity Theft Resource Center. "Total annual number of data compromises in the United States healthcare sector from 2005 to 2023." Chart. February 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/798417/health-and-medical-data-compromises-united-states/
Identity Theft Resource Center. (2024). Total annual number of data compromises in the United States healthcare sector from 2005 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/798417/health-and-medical-data-compromises-united-states/
Identity Theft Resource Center. "Total Annual Number of Data Compromises in The United States Healthcare Sector from 2005 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/798417/health-and-medical-data-compromises-united-states/
Identity Theft Resource Center, Total annual number of data compromises in the United States healthcare sector from 2005 to 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/798417/health-and-medical-data-compromises-united-states/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Total annual number of data compromises in the United States healthcare sector from 2005 to 2023 [Graph], Identity Theft Resource Center, February 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/798417/health-and-medical-data-compromises-united-states/
