Hacker attacks, IT mishaps and vendor errors are among the top causes of the largest health data breaches. 429 breaches affecting a total of more than 40 million individuals have been added to the tally so far this year. 2,982 breaches affecting more than 231 million people have been posted on the HHS health data breach website since 2009. In 2019 so far, 252 are reported as a hacking/IT incident, and those affected more than 35 million individuals or about 88 percent of all those affected.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/health-data-breach-tally-update-top-causes-a-13386