Healthcare Cyber Attack Statistics
61% of healthcare practices expect a fatal cyberattack within five years.
80% of cyber incidents involving medical devices cause moderate or significant disruption to patient care.
56% of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations target U.S.-based organizations.
Healthcare organizations are being hit by cyberattacks about every 10 hours.
59% of healthcare organizations faced clinical consequences from cyber incidents, including delayed treatments and compromised patient trust.
72% of healthcare organizations experienced a moderate to severe financial impact from cyber incidents in the past two years.
Over 70% of healthcare organizations reported significant financial, operational, or clinical disruptions due to cyber threats in the past year.
60% of healthcare organizations reported operational disruptions due to cyber incidents.
67% percent of healthcare organizations say ransomware attacks had a negative impact on patient care.
The average number of cyberattacks experienced by U.S. healthcare organizations that suffered at least one cyberattack was 43, which is a 3-point increase from 40 in 2024.
61% of healthcare organizations say cloud/account compromises increased complications from medical procedures.
56% of healthcare organizations that experienced ransomware attacks say it resulted in delays in procedures and tests.
36% of healthcare organizations that experienced data loss or exfiltration incidents say it caused delays in procedures and tests that resulted in poor outcomes.
55% of healthcare organizations say data loss or exfiltration incidents impacted patient care.
An average of 72% of U.S. healthcare organizations that experienced a cyber attack reported disruption to patient care, which is a 3-point jump from 69 percent in 2024.
93% of U.S. healthcare organizations experienced at least one cyberattack in the past 12 months.
67% of healthcare organizations that experienced ransomware attacks say it resulted in longer lengths of patient stay.
54% of healthcare organizations that experienced data loss or exfiltration incidents say it increased the mortality rate.
61% of healthcare organizations say cloud/account compromises resulted in disruption in patient care.
52% of healthcare organizations say cloud/account compromises resulted in longer length of patient stay.
Nearly half (46%) of healthcare executives say they are experiencing a significantly higher volume of attacks.
In the event of a cyberattack, 1 in 5 healthcare organizations believe recovery would be delayed because they lack experienced in-house staff or access to a 24x7 security operations team.