The healthcare sector is increasingly vulnerable to cybersecurity risks, with a 93% increase in large data breaches between 2018 and 2022, and a 278% rise in incidents involving ransomware, according to the Office for Civil Rights. The sector’s size, technological reliance, sensitive data, and susceptibility to disruptions make it a prime target for cyber criminals.
Blue Shield Exposed Health Data of 4.7 Million via Google Ads
Blue Shield of California inadvertently shared protected health information of up to 4.7 million members with Google Ads due to a configuration error over almost
