December 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report. September 25, 2024 sonicwall report details 14 million victims of malware breaches in the u.s. After a record 133 million individuals had their healthcare data stolen or otherwise exposed in 2023, the first few months of 2024 suggest there's no letup in data breaches.

The average cost for a data breach in healthcare was $9.8 million in 2024, a decline from 2023, according to ibm and ponemon institute. In addition, the number of breaches recorded in the healthcare industry has more than doubled since 2017, the hipaa journal reports in its december 2023 healthcare data.