Last year, the Change Healthcare mega-breach sent shockwaves through the industry because it was the largest data breach in U.S. history. There will undoubtedly be surprises like that in 2025 as well, so it’s important for healthcare organizations to assess the likeliest threats in order to chart a successful path forward.
Here are 10 cybersecurity threats and developments that merit special attention in 2025:
1. AI-driven threats – We’ve seen a rise in AI-generated threats, with advanced
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Nearly Half of Healthcare Organizations Suffered a Third-Party Security Incident in Past Year
What You Should Know:
- Imprivata, a digital identity company, today released a new global research report conducted in collaboration with the Ponemon Institute. The report, titled "The State of Third-Party Access in Cybersecurity," reveals that third-party data breaches continue to pose a significant threat to organizations worldwide.
- The study, which surveyed nearly 2,000 IT security practitioners across various industries, found that 47% of organizations experienced a data
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41% of Third-Party Breaches in 2024 Targeted Healthcare Orgs
What You Should Know:
- The healthcare industry continues to be the most heavily targeted sector, accounting for 41.2% of third-party breaches in 2024, according to new report from Black Kite.
- Black Kite’s sixth annual Third Party Breach Report reveals a concerning trend in cybersecurity: the rise of "silent breaches." These hidden vulnerabilities within interconnected ecosystems wreaked havoc across industries in 2024, with threat actors exploiting trusted vendor
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41% of Third-Party Breaches in 2024 Targeted Healthcare Orgs
What You Should Know:
- The healthcare industry continues to be the most heavily targeted sector, accounting for 41.2% of third-party breaches in 2024, according to new report from Black Kite.
- Black Kite’s sixth annual Third Party Breach Report reveals a concerning trend in cybersecurity: the rise of "silent breaches." These hidden vulnerabilities within interconnected ecosystems wreaked havoc across industries in 2024, with threat actors exploiting trusted vendor
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Healthcare Cybersecurity: 183 Million Patient Records Exposed in 2024
What You Should Know:
- Fortified Health Security, a managed security services provider (MSSP) specializing in healthcare cybersecurity released its 2025 Horizon Report.
- The semiannual publication provides valuable insights into the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and solutions for healthcare organizations.
2025 Horizon Report Background
The 2025 Horizon Report, a free resource for healthcare professionals since 2017, analyzes data from the Office for Civil Rights
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Healthcare Under Attack: Ransomware Groups Increasingly Target Hospitals and Clinics
What You Should Know:
- Black Kite, a provider of third-party cyber risk intelligence, has released new data revealing a disturbing trend: ransomware groups are disproportionately targeting healthcare organizations.
- The research, conducted by the Black Kite Research Intelligence Team (BRITE), identifies specific ransomware groups and their preferred targets within the healthcare sector, highlighting the urgent need for enhanced cybersecurity measures.
Top Ransomware Groups
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How Cybersecurity Breaches Affect Patient Care and Recovery
The healthcare industry has long been built on the promise of providing uninterrupted care across a vast and interconnected ecosystem. However, in recent years, the sector has faced an escalating threat—cyberattacks. Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and system vulnerabilities have emerged as major disruptors, threatening sensitive patient information and the very foundation of patient care. As healthcare providers increasingly rely on digital systems, these threats pose significant challenges
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What All Healthcare IT Leaders Must Understand About the Kaiser Permanente Breach
Of the many, many facets of healthcare-industry cybersecurity that IT leaders must be aware of, browser-side attacks and data leaks have particularly high potential to blindside an organization. Just ask leading healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente, which recently suffered a gargantuan data breach compromising the sensitive personal information of 13.4 million past and present insurance holders. The source of this breach wasn’t a nefarious attacker, although it could have been. In this case,
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Third-Party Cyberattacks: The Healthcare Sector’s Achilles’ Heel
The healthcare industry's continual digital revolution requires it to increasingly rely on third-party vendors for everything from electronic health records to telehealth platforms. While these partnerships offer undeniable benefits like improved patient care, cost savings and efficiency, they also expose healthcare organizations to third-party, or supply chain, cyberattacks.
The numbers are sobering. A recent analysis of data breaches by Security Scorecard for its Global Third-Party
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5 Cybersecurity Strategies for Remote Patient Monitoring Systems
Remote patient monitoring systems have unlocked new standards of care. They can reduce lines in hospital waiting rooms, streamline checkups and enable fast, personalized treatments for improved health outcomes. However, they also present a growing cybersecurity risk.
Cyberattacks against health care are an increasingly frequent problem — 2023 saw the highest number of data breaches and the most leaked information on record. Wearables and other remote monitoring devices may add fuel to the
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