August 2026 Healthcare Data Breach Report

Reported by HIPAA Journal (Steve Alder)

Summary by Cyber Security News30 Oct 2026, 18:52 CET

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An analysis of data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in August 2026 shows a considerable improvement from the previous month. Data breaches are down 34% month-over-month, with August’s total of 52 data breaches, the second-lowest monthly total in the past 12 months, well below the 12-month average of 66 data breaches per month.

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