14 million patients impacted by breaches in healthcare data in 2024

At least 14 million patients in the U.S. have been affected by healthcare data breaches in 2024 so far, a threat brief by cybersecurity company SonicWall revealed. What's more, 91% of the healthcare data breaches that SonicWall researchers analyzed involved ransomware, highlighting the continued targeting of the U.S. healthcare sector.