Recent reports reveal that the US healthcare sector has experienced an alarming 409 million personal records exposed due to 1,200 data breaches over the past two years. Texas led with the highest number of incidents and affected individuals, particularly through Concentra Health Services' breach. California followed closely, having the largest breach incident tied to Blue Shield of California. Vulnerabilities are often exploited due to ancient systems, while ransomware attacks, although less frequent, represent a significant threat to data integrity by compromising a majority of records. Immediate reforms are necessary to address these issues.
The healthcare sector is vulnerable to these breaches due to both the vast amount of sensitive patient data, which is often sold to third parties for a high price, and weak or outdated software and systems.
Ransomware-related breaches have become a key issue for healthcare providers, although they account for just 11% of breaches, they are responsible for 69% of all patient records compromised.
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