Data Breach Report 2024. The global average cost of a data breach in 2024—a 10% increase over last year and the highest total ever. Cyberattacks and data breaches during the first half of 2024 have included the ransomware attacks against change healthcare and cdk, as well as data theft and extortion.
This isn’t a hypothetical scenario; In may 2024, there were 37 data breaches at healthcare providers, 12 at business associates, 1 health plan breach, and 1 breach at a healthcare clearinghouse.
