Healthcare and cybercrime in the U.S. - statistics & facts

Cybercrime incidents worldwide 2022-2023, by industry and organization size

Global number of cybercrime incidents from November 2022 to October 2023, by industry and organization size

Origin of ransomware attacks 2024, by industry

Root causes of ransomware attacks in worldwide organizations as of February 2024, by industry

Distribution of global DDoS attacks 2023, by industry

Distribution of DDoS attacks worldwide in 2023, by industry

Distribution of DDoS attacks in the Americas 2023, by industry

Distribution of DDoS attacks in the Americas in 2023, by industry

Data breaches worldwide 2023-2024, by target industry and organization size

Global number of data breaches with confirmed data loss from November 2023 to October 2024, by target industry and organization size

Global commonly breached type of data 2023-2024, by attack pattern

Most frequently compromised type of data worldwide from November 2023 to October 2024, by attack pattern

U.S. number of data sets affected in data breaches Q1 2020-Q3 2025

Number of records exposed in online data breaches in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 3rd quarter 2025 (in millions)

Number of data compromises and impacted individuals in U.S. 2021-2025

Number of data compromises and individuals impacted in the United States from 2021 to 2025

Data violation incidents in the U.S. 2025, by industry

Number of data compromises due to cyberattacks in the United States in 2025, by industry

Global healthcare organizations ransomware encounters 2021-2024

Share of healthcare organizations worldwide encountering ransomware attacks from 2021 to 2024

Global healthcare organizations encounter data encryption after ransomware 2021-2024

Share of healthcare organizations worldwide encountering data encryption as a result of ransomware attacks from 2021 to 2024

Global healthcare organizations ransomware recovery cost 2021-2024

Cost of recovery after ransomware encounters at healthcare organizations worldwide from 2021 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)

Global healthcare organizations ransomware root cause 2021-2024

Most frequently detected root causes of ransomware attacks in healthcare organizations worldwide in 2024

Ransomware attack count on U.S. healthcare organizations 2024, by state

Number of ransomware attacks on U.S. healthcare organizations in 2024, by state

Ransomware attacks encounter in U.S. healthcare organizations 2023

Share of healthcare organizations in the U.S. experiencing ransomware attacks in 2023

Ransomware attacks downtime estimated cost U.S. healthcare 2019-2023 YTD

Estimated cost of downtime caused by ransomware attacks in U.S. healthcare organizations from 2019 to 2023 YTD (in billion U.S. dollars)

Ransomware attacks caused average downtime U.S. healthcare 2019-2023 YTD, by days

Average downtime caused by ransomware attacks in U.S. healthcare organizations from 2019 to 2023 YTD, by number of days

Number of data compromises in healthcare in the U.S. 2020-2025

Number of data compromises in the healthcare sector in the United States from 2020 to 2025

U.S. number of resolved health data breaches 2019-2024 YTD

Annual number of resolved data breaches in the healthcare sector in the United States from 2019 to 2024 YTD

Number of large-scale data breaches in the U.S. healthcare industry 2009-2025

Number of healthcare data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals in the United States from 2009 to 2025

Biggest healthcare data breaches to date in the U.S. as of 2024

Largest healthcare data breaches to date in the United States as of November 2024, by number of affected individuals (in millions)

Biggest healthcare data breaches in the U.S. in 2023

Largest healthcare data breaches in the United States in 2023, by number of affected individuals (in millions)

U.S. number of health data records exposed in data breaches 2009-H1 2024

Number of healthcare data records breached in the United States from 2009 to 1st half 2024 (in millions)

U.S. healthcare data breach reporting entity distribution H1 2024, by type

Distribution of entities reporting U.S. healthcare data breaches in 1st half 2024, by type

Health records impacted by data breaches in the U.S. H2 2022-H1 2023, by location

Number of records affected in healthcare data breaches in the United States in 2nd half of 2022 and 1st half 2023, by location of records (in millions)

Sources of breached healthcare data in the U.S. 2023

Location of breached healthcare data in the United States in 2023

U.S. healthcare organizations location of breached information H1 2024

Location of information breached at healthcare organizations in the United States in 1st half 2024

U.S. hospitals impacted in patient care due to data breaches H1 2024

Share of hospitals in the United States reporting direct patient care impact caused by cyber incidents in 1st half 2024

U.S. health data breaches caused by hacking 2014 - H1 2024

Percentage of U.S. healthcare data breaches caused by hacking from 2014 to 1st half 2024

Number of U.S. health data breaches H1 2024, by cause

Number of data breaches in healthcare industry in the United States in 1st half 2024, by cause

Global average cost per breached data record 2014-2024

Average cost per leaked record in data breaches worldwide from 2014 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars)

Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2024-2025, by industry

Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2024 to 2025, by industry (in million U.S. dollars)

Average cost per data breach in the United States 2006-2025

Average cost of a data breach in the United States from 2006 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)

Estimated ransom demanded from U.S. healthcare organizations 2019-2023 YTD

Estimated amount of ransom demanded from U.S. healthcare organizations from 2019 to 2023 YTD (in million U.S. dollars)

Median costs of all cyber attacks in the U.S and Europe 2021-2023, by country

Average costs of all cyber attacks in the United States and Europe from 2021 to 2023, by country (in thousand U.S dollars)

Global healthcare organizations ransom demands received 2024

Amount of ransom demanded from healthcare organizations ransomware attacks as of 2024

Global healthcare organizations negotiating for less ransom 2024

Share of healthcare organizations worldwide that negotiated for less ransom payment as of 2024

Gen AI usage in U.S. healthcare organizations 2023

Share of healthcare organizations in the United States allowing usage of generative AI technology as of 2023

Gen AI usage policies in U.S. healthcare organizations 2023

Share of healthcare organizations in the United States allowing the usage of generative AI and have and use policy as of 2023

Gen AI main concerns among U.S. healthcare organizations 2023

Main concerns among healthcare organizations in the United States regarding the usage of generative AI as of 2023

Gen AI usage monitoring in U.S. healthcare organizations 2023

Share of healthcare organizations in the United States actively monitoring usage of generative AI as of 2023

Cybersecurity budget change in healthcare organizations U.S. 2023-2024

Change in cybersecurity budget in healthcare organizations in the United States from 2023 to 2024

Cybersecurity hiring challenges in healthcare organizations U.S. 2023

Main challenges in hiring cybersecurity professionals in U.S. healthcare organizations in 2023

U.S. number of OCR penalties for HIPAA violations 2008-H1 2024

Number of fines issued by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations in the United States from 2008 to 1st half 2024

Annual amount of HIPAA violation penalties 2008-H1 2024

Annual amount of HIPAA settlements and civil monetary penalties in the United States from 2008 to 1st half 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)

U.S. OCR penalties for HIPAA violations 2024

Penalties by U.S. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations in 2024 (in U.S. dollars)

HIPAA violation fines and settlements 2024, by level of violation

Amount of fines and settlements for HIPAA violations as of August 2024, by level of violation