breach security
The Final Tally: Healthcare Breaches in 2016
The healthcare sector was dealt a rough cybersecurity hand in 2016. Department of Health and Human Services’, which tracks all reported breaches in the healthcare field, recorded 310 incidents for the year (affecting a minimum of 500 people in each case). All together, these breaches added up to affect a staggering 16.1 million people. The chart below, pulled from the Department of Health and Human Services, lists the 10 biggest healthcare breaches of 2016. Business State Individuals Affected Submission Date Type of Breach Banner Health AZ 3,620,000 8/3/16 Hacking/IT Incident Newkirk Products, Inc. NY 3,466,120 8/9/16 Hacking/IT Incident 21st Century Oncology FL 2,213,597 3/4/16 Hacking/IT Incident
BAI Security
January 12, 2017
