More Than One-Fourth of Healthcare Websites Fail Core Privacy Tests

Reported by HIPAA Journal (Steve Alder)

Summary by Cyber Security News28 Oct 2026, 18:03 CET

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A recent study conducted by Datatrue on the most visited U.S. websites found that more than 4 in 10 websites failed its core privacy tests. The study was conducted on the top 242 most visited U.S. websites between October 12 and 13, 2026. The websites spanned several sectors, including 50 healthcare websites.

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