Advocate Medical Group

Advocate Medical Group

The California Office of the Attorney General reported on August 23, 2013, that Advocate Medical Group experienced a data breach on July 15, 2013, due to the burglary of an administrative office in Park Ridge, Illinois. Four password-protected but unencrypted computers containing patient information, including names and Social Security numbers, were stolen; the exact number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-42549

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/advocate-medical-group

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"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2013",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
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                        'location': 'Park Ridge, Illinois',
                        'name': 'Advocate Medical Group',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'None',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2013-07-15',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-08-23',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
                'August 23, 2013, that Advocate Medical Group experienced a '
                'data breach on July 15, 2013, due to the burglary of an '
                'administrative office in Park Ridge, Illinois. Four '
                'password-protected but unencrypted computers containing '
                'patient information, including names and Social Security '
                'numbers, were stolen; the exact number of individuals '
                'affected is currently unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'systems_affected': ['Four password-protected but unencrypted '
                                 'computers']},
 'motivation': 'Unknown',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2013-08-23',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
 'title': 'Advocate Medical Group Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unencrypted Computers'}
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