A combined 93 million patient records were hacked last year, affecting about a quarter of the total U.S. population, reports Jot Form. But not every state is feeling the same pain. An analysis of the Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA hacking breach reports alongside IBM’s 2022 “Cost of a Data Breach Report” shows which states are most at risk, from the highest number of affected residents to the highest estimated costs. Texas, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania round out the top 3. Read more.
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