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14 Million Patients Impacted by US Healthcare Data Breaches in 2024

A 2024 analysis by SonicWall shows more than 14 million patients were impacted by data breaches due to malware attacks on US healthcare organizations. Around 91% of these attacks used ransomware to exploit vulnerabilities in digital health records and other digital systems. The most common vulnerability targeted was Microsoft Exchange, with healthcare organizations being considered prime targets due to the value of the sensitive data they hold.

Source: www.infosecurity-magazine.com –

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