HIPAA Journal Compiles Healthcare Breach Statistics: 772 Large Breaches in 2025, Hacking Over 80%, OCR Backlog Growing
The HIPAA Journal has updated its compilation of HHS OCR breach portal data (October 2009 to August 2026, data pulled October 10, 2026). It shows a record 772 large healthcare breaches (500+ individuals) in 2025, after a sharp rise between 2018 and 2021 driven by ransomware. From January to April 2026, 252 large breaches were reported, 9.…