In 2023, over 171 million health records were breached in the United States, the highest amount of compromised records since 2016. The figure represents a 320 percent increase compared to 2020.
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Protenus. (February 21, 2024). Annual number of reported healthcare records breached in the United States from 2016 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485494/breached-health-records-in-the-us/
Protenus. "Annual number of reported healthcare records breached in the United States from 2016 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. February 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485494/breached-health-records-in-the-us/
Protenus. (2024). Annual number of reported healthcare records breached in the United States from 2016 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485494/breached-health-records-in-the-us/
Protenus. "Annual Number of Reported Healthcare Records Breached in The United States from 2016 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485494/breached-health-records-in-the-us/
Protenus, Annual number of reported healthcare records breached in the United States from 2016 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485494/breached-health-records-in-the-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Annual number of reported healthcare records breached in the United States from 2016 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Protenus, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485494/breached-health-records-in-the-us/