Table 1.

Data Breaches by Type of Breach

Type of Breach	Number of Individuals Affected	Business Associates Involved	Covered Entities Involved
Hacking/IT incident	1,901,111	20	58
Improper disposal	649,294	5	32
Loss	7,359,407	23	74
Theft	12,785,150	52	344
Unauthorized access/disclosure	1,334,118	44	136
Other/unknown	2,869,863	9	30
Total	26,898,943	153	674