MedCity News Report: Vast majority of data breaches reported to HHS occur among providers A new report, from cybersecurity firm Fortified Health Security, shows that nearly 200 more data breaches occurred in the first 10 months of 2020 compared with the year prior — around 80% of which targeted providers. Shares0 Providers are the most common targets for cyber criminals leveling attacks against the healthcare industry, with data breaches at provider organizations accounting for 79% of all those reported to the Department of Health and Human Services in the first 10 months of 2020, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Fortified Health Security. Though the Covid-19 pandemic grabbed most headlines in 2020, patient data breaches, hacking incidents and IT shutdowns continued, providing several cautionary tales for the healthcare industry. From the malware attack that shut down 26-hospital Universal Health Services’ IT systems in September and October to an email hacking incident that exposed the information of close to 500,000 Aetna health plan members, stronger cybersecurity defenses are the need of the hour for healthcare entities nationwide.