The Bay Area Children's Association reported a data breach on May 5, 2016, involving unauthorized access to patient records due to malware installation in January 2015. The breach potentially exposed sensitive information, including names, addresses, social security numbers, and medical records, although the exact individuals affected could not be confirmed.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-61688
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bay-childrens-services
"id": "bay352072825",
"linkid": "bay-childrens-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2015",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Bay Area',
'name': "Bay Area Children's Association",
'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
'attack_vector': 'Malware',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'social security numbers',
'medical records']},
'date_detected': '2016-05-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-05-05',
'description': "The Bay Area Children's Association reported a data breach on "
'May 5, 2016, involving unauthorized access to patient records '
'due to malware installation in January 2015. The breach '
'potentially exposed sensitive information, including names, '
'addresses, social security numbers, and medical records, '
'although the exact individuals affected could not be '
'confirmed.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'social security numbers',
'medical records']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-05-05',
'source': "Bay Area Children's Association Data Breach "
'Report'}],
'title': "Bay Area Children's Association Data Breach",
'type': 'Data Breach'}