About 30 new health data breaches have been added in recent weeks to the official federal tally. The total victim count for 2018 so far so far is 6.1 million. Hacker attacks accounted for 4.3 million of the victims; 91 are listed as “hacking/IT incidents” Another 91 are “unauthorized access/disclosure” breaches, impacting nearly 803,000 individuals. Phishing attacks on healthcare entities involving business email compromise scams “may be more common than anyone might guess,” expert says.”]
Source: https://www.databreachtoday.com/health-data-breach-victim-tally-for-2018-soars-a-11407