The Paubox HIPAA Breach Report analyzes protected health information (PHI) breaches affecting 500 or more people as reported to the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) in November 2020. This report will cover:
HIPAA Breaches Ranked by People Affected
Top Three Breach Types:
- Network server breaches ranked first (as it has for previous months) with 716,294 people affected.
- Email breaches ranked second with 225,633 people affected.
- Electronic medical records ranked third with 106,455 people affected.
HIPAA Breaches Ranked by Occurrence
The Most Common
- Network server breaches are the most common vector type this month, with 14 breaches in November.
- Email is the second most common vector type with 13 breaches.
- Paper/films were the third most common vector type with 11 breaches.