"In 2025, the frequency of healthcare data breaches more than doubled. However, the number of patient records exposed has significantly decreased, indicating a shift in the data breach landscape, according to a new report from Fortified Health Security."
"The healthcare sector is experiencing more frequent cyber events with smaller data footprints, driven largely by ransomware, identity compromise, and third-party weakness,"
"This represents progress in limiting breach size, but also signals a new phase of cyber risk, where operational resilience, response capacity, and workforce sustainability matter as much as traditional data protection measures."
Data pooled from HHS Office for Civil Rights filings, NIST Cybersecurity Framework assessments, and incident response experience indicate that 2025 saw a sharp rise in breach frequency while the total number of exposed patient records declined. Ransomware, identity compromise, and third-party weaknesses are the main drivers of more frequent incidents with smaller data footprints. The change reduces average breach size but elevates operational risk by emphasizing service disruption and recovery. Organizations must balance traditional data protection with operational resilience, incident response capacity, and workforce sustainability to manage evolving healthcare cyber risk.
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