Cost of Data Breach Report 2026 for Healthcare Industry

This report presents findings on the average cost of data breaches within the healthcare industry, which is USD 6.64 million, significantly higher than the global average of USD 4.99 million. The report indicates that this cost is 25% greater than the global average and highlights that the healthcare industry has the highest breach costs among 17 industries studied. It documents the time required to identify and contain breaches, noting an average of 220 days to identify and 72 days to contain breaches. The report also discusses the increase in breaches involving AI-generated attacks, with 56% of breached organizations planning to increase security spending in response to potential threats from frontier AI models. Key recommendations include adopting AI sovereignty principles, strengthening application and API security, and implementing end-to-end visibility and monitoring of data flows across AI systems. The report emphasizes the need for organizations to modernize cryptographic strategies and embed AI across the security lifecycle to effectively respond to evolving threats.