Health-Care Data Breaches Multiply in the United States

Hacking and IT incidents have driven a steep rise in health-care data breaches from 2010 to 2025

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The chart shows Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) breaches affecting 500 or more individuals, both resolved and under investigation by the Office for Civil Rights. Data as of August 17, 2026.

Chart: CFR/Lara Yeyati PreissSource: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal