Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. had sensitive personal health data breached in 2021, a threefold increase over the last three years, according to a POLITICO analysis of the latest HHS data. Experts say the increase in hacking is in part due to the health care industry’s rapid move to digital records — particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, an increase in remote work leading to attacks on employees using personal devices, and financially lucrative health care data. Ben Leonard reports.
Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. had sensitive personal health data breached in 2021, a threefold increase over the last three years, according to a POLITICO analysis of the latest HHS data.
Experts say the increase in hacking is in part due to the health care industry’s rapid move to digital records — particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, an increase in remote work leading to attacks on employees using personal devices, and financially lucrative health care data. Ben Leonard reports.