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The health care sector has seen an onslaught of data breaches in recent years, with more than 700 data breaches involving 500 or more records in each of the past three years. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received 212 formal data breach notifications. As HHS aptly suggests, health care organizations are frequently considered "one-stop shops" that contain identity, financial and health information.

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