Kroll Reports Healthcare as 2024’s Most Breached Industry
Kroll’s Data Breach Outlook 2025 report also reveals interesting information about cyberattacks on other sectors. Professional services, education, retail, and technology had fewer attacks. Cyberattacks on the technology sector dropped by 46%, education attacks fell by 38%, and retail attacks declined by 33%. Last year, attacks increased on the manufacturing, industrial services, government, and insurance sectors, with 25% more attacks on the insurance sector. Cybercriminals are attracted to the healthcare sector because of the value of protected health information (PHI). They can use stolen data for malicious applications. The average earnings of hackers is about $5 per stolen credit card…