As of Dec. 21, a total of 335 health data breaches impacting more than 4.9 million individuals had been added to the federal breach tally in 2017. In 2016, the “wall of shame” lists 327 breaches affecting 16.6 million individuals, and in 2015, 269 breaches impacted nearly 113.3 million individuals. The Anthem breach alone affected nearly 79 million individuals in 2015. The trend in hacker incidents dominating the top spots on the federal health data breach tally is likely to continue, experts say.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/2017-health-data-breach-tally-analysis-a-10545