Paubox HIPAA Breach Report logo 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.
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HIPAA Breaches Ranked by People Affected

Bar chart showing HIPAA breaches ranked by attack vector and people affected, with network server breaches affecting the most at 716,294 people.

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

Bar chart showing HIPAA breaches ranked by attack vector, with Network Server at 14 breaches, Email at 13, and Paper/Films at 11.

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.

 

Takeaways

Network servers continue to be the top attack vector for data breaches and affect more people in total. AspenPointe, Inc. had the largest breach in November.  295,617 people were affected via a network server breach. Lawrence General Hospital had the second-largest breach with 176,587 people affected. This attack was also via a network server breach.

 

Full Data

Click here to view the raw data via Google Sheets.

 

About the Paubox HIPAA Breach Report

The Paubox HIPAA Breach Report analyzes breaches that affected 500 or more individuals, as reported in the  HHS Wall of Shame in November 2020.