70% of Healthcare Data Breaches Caused by Insiders

The 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report records a significant increase in security incidents and data breaches, particularly in the healthcare sector. The report highlights how credential theft, phishing and vulnerability exploitation are the most common ways to breach networks. Ransomware gangs are a prominent threat, targeting unpatched vulnerabilities and switching to extortion-only attacks. Despite improvements in backup processes and disaster recovery plans, many victims still choose to pay to avoid exposure of stolen data. The role of human error is striking, present in 68% of data breaches.