Healthcare Data Breaches in the US over the years by Vijetha

The healthcare industry has seen an alarming rise in data breaches.

2023 has been considered the worst year so far in US healthcare with 160 million healthcare records exposed. The largest breach of 2023 impacted 14.8 million individuals, making it the second-largest healthcare breach in history.
However, 2024 could set a new record, with major breaches involving Change Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, and Ascension already reported.

This visualizations looks at key trends in US healthcare data breaches, showing the growing number of cases and individuals affected.

It tracks the number of breach incidents and individuals affected, categorized by breach types (hacking, theft, and unauthorized access) and shows how hacking now consitutes a major share of this.