Advanced Health Media, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Advanced Health Media (AHM), an IQVIA company, on February 27, 2023. The breach was discovered on November 27, 2022, when unauthorized third-party access to AHM's servers was identified. The personal information potentially accessed included names, addresses, and Social Security Numbers, but the number of affected individuals is unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-563632

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/advanced-health-media-ahm-

"id": "adv640080525",
"linkid": "advanced-health-media-ahm-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'Advanced Health Media (AHM)',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-11-27',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-02-27',
 'description': "Unauthorized third-party access to AHM's servers potentially "
                'compromised personal information including names, addresses, '
                'and Social Security Numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-02-27',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
 'title': 'Data Breach at Advanced Health Media (AHM)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}