{"id":6961,"date":"2025-01-16T16:03:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T22:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/183m-patient-records-exposed-fortified-health-security-releases-2025-healthcare-cybersecurity-report"},"modified":"2025-01-16T16:03:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T22:03:05","slug":"183m-patient-records-exposed-fortified-health-security-releases-2025-healthcare-cybersecurity-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/183m-patient-records-exposed-fortified-health-security-releases-2025-healthcare-cybersecurity-report\/","title":{"rendered":"183M Patient Records Exposed: Fortified Health Security Releases 2025 Healthcare Cybersecurity Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt6d90778a997de1cd\/blt850556f866500627\/654a5a8e05eb4d040a046894\/325351_DR23_Graphics_General_Large_Text_v1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/183m-patient-records-exposed-fortified-health-security-releases-2025-healthcare-cybersecurity-report.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/183m-patient-records-exposed-fortified-health-security-releases-2025-healthcare-cybersecurity-report.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><span class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_bold\">PRESS RELEASE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><span class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_bold\">BRENTWOOD, Tenn.,&nbsp;Jan. 14, 2025&nbsp;\/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortifiedhealthsecurity.com\/?utm_campaign=NTNL_ALL_FORTIFIED_ALL_PRESS-RELEASES_2023&amp;utm_source=press-release&amp;utm_content=cfo-announcement\">Fortified Health Security<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">&nbsp;(Fortified), a Best in KLAS managed security services provider (MSSP) specializing in healthcare cybersecurity, today released the&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortifiedhealthsecurity.com\/horizon-reports\/?utm_campaign=5856311-NTNL_ALL_FORTIFIED_PROSPECTS_HORIZON-REPORT_Q1-2025&amp;utm_source=lanc\">2025 Horizon Report<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">, a semiannual publication on cybersecurity news, trends, guidance and solutions for healthcare organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Analyzing data from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Horizon Report has served as a free resource for healthcare professionals since 2017. The 2025 edition includes contributions from experts\u2014including internationally recognized cybersecurity expert&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortifiedhealthsecurity.com\/press-releases\/paul-connelly-board-of-directors\/\">Paul Connelly<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">\u2014on solutions for some of the acute cybersecurity issues facing healthcare organizations today. These include budget and talent challenges, the growing role of AI in hospitals, the evolution of threat actors and third-party risk management.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">&#8220;As we enter 2025, the healthcare sector will be confronted with a rise in cyberattacks, strict legislative regulations and the ongoing enhancement of AI, all while navigating financial pressures,&#8221; wrote&nbsp;Dan Dodson, chief executive officer at Fortified, in the report. &#8220;There are no &#8216;one-size-fits-all&#8217; answers to confronting these challenges. That is why collaboration is critical to safeguarding cybersecurity risks.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The report also provides important data breach statistics, building on those published in Fortified&#8217;s mid-year report last summer. Key insights from the report include:<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"basic-list\" class=\"BasicList BasicList_nestedLevel_0 BasicList_variant_unordered BasicList_limited\">\n<ul data-testid=\"basic-list-unordered\" class=\"BasicList-UnorderedList\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"BasicList-ListItem BasicList-ListItem_variant_unordered\" readability=\"6.5\"><span data-component=\"icon\" data-name=\"Circle\" class=\"BasicList-ListIcon BasicList-ListIcon_variant_unordered\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"BasicList-Item\" readability=\"8\">\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The total number of patient records exposed in 2024 rose 9%, from 168 million to 183 million<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"BasicList-ListItem BasicList-ListItem_variant_unordered\" readability=\"7\"><span data-component=\"icon\" data-name=\"Circle\" class=\"BasicList-ListIcon BasicList-ListIcon_variant_unordered\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"BasicList-Item\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Business Associates accounted for a smaller percentage of cyber attacks in 2024 than the year prior, yet these attacks comprised 67% of total exposed patient records<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"BasicList-ListItem BasicList-ListItem_variant_unordered\" readability=\"7.5\"><span data-component=\"icon\" data-name=\"Circle\" class=\"BasicList-ListIcon BasicList-ListIcon_variant_unordered\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"BasicList-Item\" readability=\"10\">\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Healthcare Clearing Houses saw an increase in cyber attacks of more than 2,000%, indicating growing vulnerability among entities that manage massive volumes of patient data<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"BasicList-ListItem BasicList-ListItem_variant_unordered\" readability=\"7.5\"><span data-component=\"icon\" data-name=\"Circle\" class=\"BasicList-ListIcon BasicList-ListIcon_variant_unordered\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"BasicList-Item\" readability=\"10\">\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">While network servers remained the most common breach location, phishing was reinforced as a go-to tactic for threat actors, with email breaches growing by 18% in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">&#8220;2024 was a challenging year for cybersecurity among healthcare organizations, with mega breaches like Change Healthcare\u2014the largest ever reported in the United States\u2014making national news and sending shockwaves through the healthcare industry,&#8221; said Dodson. &#8220;With the Horizon Report, we aim to chart a path forward for healthcare organizations by gathering the latest expert insights and best practices for cyber resilience.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The full report is available for download&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortifiedhealthsecurity.com\/horizon-reports\/?utm_campaign=5856311-NTNL_ALL_FORTIFIED_PROSPECTS_HORIZON-REPORT_Q1-2025&amp;utm_source=lanc\">here<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><span class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_bold\">About Fortified Health Security&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> <\/span><br \/><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Fortified is Healthcare&#8217;s Cybersecurity Partner\u00ae \u2013 protecting patient data and reducing risk throughout the healthcare ecosystem. A managed security service provider that has been awarded numerous industry accolades, Fortified works alongside healthcare organizations to build customized programs that help clients leverage their prior security investments and current processes while implementing new solutions that reduce risk and increase their security posture over time. Led by a team of industry-recognized cyber experts, Fortified&#8217;s high-touch engagements and client-specific process maximize value and deliver an actionable, scalable approach to help reduce the risk of cyber events. To learn more, visit&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortifiedhealthsecurity.com\">www.fortifiedhealthsecurity.com<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/183m-patient-records-exposed-fortified-health-security-releases-2025-healthcare-cybersecurity-report\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE BRENTWOOD, Tenn.,&nbsp;Jan. 14, 2025&nbsp;\/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Fortified Health Security&nbsp;(Fortified), 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