As of earlier this month, 1,170 breaches involving 31 million records have been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) since mandated reporting of breaches began in September 2009. An increase in the number of breaches isn’t the only statistic on the rise. Although 2014 data has not yet been released, the number of complaints in 2013 reached a new high (4,463). It doesn’t take a crystal ball to predict that these numbers in 2015 will continue to rise. We haven’t reached the apex yet.
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