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Healthcare and cybercrime in the United States

Statistics report on cybercrime in the U.S. healthcare sector

This report presents the most up-to-date facts and figures about cybercrime in the healthcare sector in the United States. Since the rise of digital health services in every form, healthcare cybercrime has become a big concern. The report is an overview of the current state of cybercrime, data breach figures, the prevalence of cyberattacks, insights into how IT professionals combat risks, and survey data on concerns over digital privacy in the market. The report also contains information on the leading causes of healthcare data breaches, the cost of cybersecurity incidents, and statistics on HIPAA penalties.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Cybercrime incidents worldwide 2022-2023, by industry and organization size
  • Premium Statistic Origin of ransomware attacks 2024, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Share of DDoS attacks worldwide 2024, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of DDoS attacks in the Americas 2023, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Data breaches worldwide 2023-2024, by target industry and organization size
  • Basic Statistic Global commonly breached type of data 2023-2024, by attack pattern
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of data sets affected in data breaches Q1 2020-Q3 2025
  • Basic Statistic Number of data compromises and impacted individuals in U.S. 2021-2025
  • Basic Statistic Data violation incidents in the U.S. 2025, by industry

Healthcare ransomware outlook

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  • Premium Statistic Global healthcare organizations ransomware encounters 2021-2024
  • Premium Statistic Data encryption after ransomware in healthcare organizations worldwide 2021-2025
  • Basic Statistic Global healthcare organizations' ransomware recovery cost 2021-2025
  • Premium Statistic Global healthcare organizations ransomware root cause 2021-2024
  • Basic Statistic Ransomware attack count on U.S. healthcare organizations 2024, by state
  • Basic Statistic Ransomware attacks encounter in U.S. healthcare organizations 2023
  • Basic Statistic Ransomware attacks downtime estimated cost U.S. healthcare 2019-2023 YTD
  • Basic Statistic Ransomware attacks caused average downtime U.S. healthcare 2019-2023 YTD, by days

Data breaches in the U.S. healthcare

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  • Premium Statistic Number of data compromises in healthcare in the U.S. 2020-2025
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of resolved health data breaches 2019-2024 YTD
  • Basic Statistic Number of large-scale data breaches in the U.S. healthcare industry 2009-2025
  • Premium Statistic Biggest healthcare data breaches to date in the U.S. as of 2024
  • Premium Statistic Biggest healthcare data breaches in the U.S. in 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of health data records exposed in data breaches 2009-H1 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. healthcare data breach reporting entity distribution H1 2024, by type

Nature and impact of healthcare data breaches

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  • Premium Statistic Health records impacted by data breaches in the U.S. H2 2022-H1 2023, by location
  • Basic Statistic Sources of breached healthcare data in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. healthcare organizations location of breached information H1 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. hospitals impacted in patient care due to data breaches H1 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. health data breaches caused by hacking 2014 - H1 2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. health data breaches H1 2024, by cause

Cost of security incidents

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  • Premium Statistic Global average cost per breached data record 2014-2024
  • Premium Statistic Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2024-2025, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Average cost per data breach in the United States 2006-2025
  • Basic Statistic Estimated ransom demanded from U.S. healthcare organizations 2019-2023 YTD
  • Premium Statistic Median costs of all cyber attacks in the U.S and Europe 2021-2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Global healthcare organizations ransom demands received 2024
  • Basic Statistic Global healthcare organizations negotiating for less ransom 2024

Usage of gen AI in healthcare and cybersecurity challenges

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  • Basic Statistic Gen AI usage in U.S. healthcare organizations 2023
  • Basic Statistic Gen AI usage policies in U.S. healthcare organizations 2023
  • Basic Statistic Gen AI main concerns among U.S. healthcare organizations 2023
  • Basic Statistic Gen AI usage monitoring in U.S. healthcare organizations 2023
  • Basic Statistic Cybersecurity budget change in healthcare organizations U.S. 2023-2024
  • Basic Statistic Cybersecurity hiring challenges in healthcare organizations U.S. 2023

Penalties for HIPAA violations

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of OCR penalties for HIPAA violations 2008-H1 2024
  • Basic Statistic Annual amount of HIPAA violation penalties 2008-H1 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. OCR penalties for HIPAA violations 2024
  • Basic Statistic HIPAA violation fines and settlements 2024, by level of violation
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