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Healthcare Remains Top Target in 2022 ITRC Breach Report

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - At least 344 organizations in the healthcare industry suffered data breaches in 2022, according to a just-released report from the Identity Theft Research Center®. This is the third year in a row that healthcare organizations led all industries in the number of data compromises. Healthcare organizations represented 19 percent of the 1,802 breaches reported in the 2022 ITRC report, with Financial Services, Manufacturing and Utilities, and Professional Services following behind. In 2021, 15 percent of the breaches tracked by ITRC affected healthcare companies. Healthcare organizations were hit particularly hard by supply chain attacks as eight of the 12 supply chain breaches cited in the report affected business associates of healthcare organizations or health insurance companies. "Breaches like the ones affecting the business associates listed above illustrate why HIPAA Compliance must be the foundation upon which you build your privacy and security strategy," said Marc Haskelson, the CEO of Compliancy Group, the leading provider of automated HIPAA compliance solutions for healthcare organizations. Compliancy Group gives healthcare professionals confidence in their compliance plan, increasing client loyalty, and profitability of their business while reducing risk.