The average cost of a healthcare data breach has reached $9.8 million. This average cost is nearly twice as high as the cross-industry average of $4.45 million, according to industry reports.
The average cost of a healthcare data breach has reached $9.8 million. This average cost is nearly twice as high as the cross-industry average of $4.45 million, according to industry reports. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Patient Protect in June 2025. It covers topics including Healthcare, Protected health information, PHI, Data exposure. The original data appears in The Economics of ePHI Exposure: A Long-Term Impact Model of Healthcare Data Breaches. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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The average cost of a healthcare data breach has reached $9.8 million. This average cost is nearly twice as high as the cross-industry average of $4.45 million, according to industry reports. This data was published by Patient Protect and covers Healthcare, Protected health information, PHI, Data exposure.
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This statistic comes from The Economics of ePHI Exposure: A Long-Term Impact Model of Healthcare Data Breaches, published by Patient Protect on June 3, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.patient-protect.com/research.
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