December 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report 2024. December 2021 healthcare breaches and highlights. The average cost for a breach in healthcare this year was $9.8 million, a nearly 11% decline from 2023, according to the report by ibm and the ponemon institute.

The healthcare sector faced an especially challenging year, as cybercriminals targeted hospitals and healthcare systems. The compromised information included names, dates of birth, and driver’s license numbers for approximately 67,000 customers across the us and canada.