The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Air Methods experienced a data breach on November 9, 2023, resulting from the theft of a laptop. The breach potentially exposed patient information, including names, Social Security numbers, contact information, dates of service, insurance information, and diagnostic/treatment details. The report was made on February 22, 2024.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-581389
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/air-methods
"id": "air049072825",
"linkid": "air-methods",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Air Methods',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Theft of Laptop',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'contact information',
'dates of service',
'insurance information',
'diagnostic/treatment details']},
'date_detected': '2023-11-09',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-22',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Air Methods experienced a data breach on November 9, 2023, '
'resulting from the theft of a laptop. The breach potentially '
'exposed patient information, including names, Social Security '
'numbers, contact information, dates of service, insurance '
'information, and diagnostic/treatment details. The report was '
'made on February 22, 2024.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'contact information',
'dates of service',
'insurance information',
'diagnostic/treatment details']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-22',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Air Methods Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}