16% of email-related healthcare breaches in 2025 involved business associates.

January 13, 2026

16% of email-related healthcare breaches in 2025 involved business associates. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Paubox in January 2026. It covers topics including Healthcare, Healthcare Data Breaches. The original data appears in Healthcare's email security certificate crisis. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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16% of email-related healthcare breaches in 2025 involved business associates. This data was published by Paubox and covers Healthcare, Healthcare Data Breaches.

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This statistic comes from Healthcare's email security certificate crisis, published by Paubox on January 13, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.paubox.com/resources/healthcares-email-security-certificate-crisis.

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16% of email-related healthcare breaches in 2025 involved business associates.

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