{"id":6995,"date":"2025-05-26T22:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T22:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/?p=6995"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:29:07","slug":"ransomware-is-the-leading-cause-of-health-data-breaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/ransomware-is-the-leading-cause-of-health-data-breaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware Is the Leading Cause of Health Data Breaches"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6995\" class=\"elementor elementor-6995\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a1ea15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a1ea15\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/92171016_s.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6997\" alt=\"Ransomware is the leading cause of US health data breaches\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/92171016_s.jpeg 692w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/92171016_s-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/92171016_s-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/92171016_s-650x650.jpeg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32c1115\" data-id=\"32c1115\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8ebf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e8ebf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Here\u2019s How to Stop Health Data Breaches from Ransomware<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wxpr.org\/business-economics\/2025-05-26\/ransomware-a-leading-cause-of-u-s-health-data-breaches\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> WXPR article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> confirms what many healthcare privacy professionals have long suspected: Ransomware is now the number one cause of health data breaches in the U.S. The article details research from Michigan State University, Yale, and Johns Hopkins that investigated health-related privacy breaches across the USA.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With patient information being more valuable on the dark web than credit card data, healthcare remains a prime target\u2014and clinics of all sizes are at risk.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-186193c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"186193c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-291ef1e\" data-id=\"291ef1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91376e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91376e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Why This Matters for Privacy Compliance and Clinic Operations<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A ransomware breach doesn\u2019t just threaten the patient data under your control. It halts operations, damages your reputation, and triggers HIPAA and state-level breach notification requirements that lead to investigations and public reports.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By replacing email with Brightsquid Secure-Mail, your clinic can:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><b>Permanently block ransomware from your inbox<\/b><\/li><li><b>Avoid reportable privacy breaches<\/b><\/li><li><b>Support your overall privacy compliance program<\/b><\/li><li><b>Streamline communication and costs<\/b><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h4><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But how does ransomware get in?<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ab682b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ab682b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37eb306\" data-id=\"37eb306\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9115533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9115533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Email Is the #1 Entry Point for Ransomware in Healthcare<\/b><\/h3><p>According to cybersecurity analysts cited in the WXPR article,\u00a0<b>phishing emails remain the most common delivery method<\/b>\u00a0for ransomware. These messages often look like IT alerts, invoices, or legitimate communications but contain malicious links or attachments that\u2014once clicked\u2014lock access to sensitive files and systems.<\/p><p>This method bypasses even the best firewalls when users are tricked into letting the attack in themselves. Tricking people to click where they shouldn&#8217;t is a full-time job for cybercriminals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2e4604\" data-id=\"a2e4604\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e2ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94e2ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Email-virus-chain-1024x727.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7001\" alt=\"Email is the most common cause of ransomware in healthcare\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Email-virus-chain-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Email-virus-chain-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Email-virus-chain-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Email-virus-chain-1536x1091.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Email-virus-chain-2048x1455.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Email-virus-chain-650x462.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fccb19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fccb19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0d478f\" data-id=\"f0d478f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12661b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a12661b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>The Safer Alternative: Brightsquid Secure-Mail<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare providers don\u2019t have to choose between communication and security. <\/span><b>Brightsquid Secure-Mail is built specifically to eliminate the risks that email introduces to clinics.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike email, <\/span><b>Brightsquid Secure-Mail is a closed communication system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014not connected to the open internet or vulnerable to the same phishing attacks. It\u2019s:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Encrypted end-to-end<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in transit and at rest for every message<\/span><\/li><li><b>Ransomware-proof by design<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014attachments can\u2019t carry malware into your system<\/span><\/li><li><b>Accessible only to verified healthcare professionals and patients<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you send patient health information using Secure-Mail, you\u2019re not just staying HIPAA compliant\u2014you\u2019re <\/span><b>actively protecting your clinic from the leading cause of breaches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c093ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c093ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d29807\" data-id=\"1d29807\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae366a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae366a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Take Action Against Ransomware<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your clinic already takes care of patient health. Make sure you\u2019re protecting their data with the same level of care.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Switching to Brightsquid Secure-Mail is one of the simplest and most effective ways to block ransomware and reduce privacy risk. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, each subscription included critical <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/hipaa-breach-prevention-training\/\">Privacy Breach Prevention training<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that teaches clinic teams to recognize and prevent breaches before they impact your ability to practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Learn more about preventing ransomware or request a demo at<\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\"> brightsquid.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s How to Stop Health Data Breaches from Ransomware A recent WXPR article confirms what many healthcare privacy professionals have long suspected: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brightsquid-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - 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