(The Center Square) โ A new study found Georgia has experienced 160 medical records breaches since 2009.
Comparitech analyzed data from 2009 to July 2023 and found Georgiaโs breaches affected more than 7.3 million records. That amounts to 68,907 records affected per 100,000 people.
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