California Physicians' Services d/b/a Blue Shield of California

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that California Physicians' Services d/b/a Blue Shield of California experienced a data breach on January 28, 2023. The breach was related to a cyber security incident involving its subcontractor Fortra, LLC, unauthorized access to its Managed File Transfer application, and potentially compromised personal information of individuals.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-564978

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/blue-shield-of-california

"id": "blu223072725",
"linkid": "blue-shield-of-california",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': "California Physicians' Services d/b/a Blue "
                                'Shield of California',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2023-01-28',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                "California Physicians' Services d/b/a Blue Shield of "
                'California experienced a data breach on January 28, 2023. The '
                'breach was related to a cyber security incident involving its '
                'subcontractor Fortra, LLC, unauthorized access to its Managed '
                'File Transfer application, and potentially compromised '
                'personal information of individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
            'systems_affected': 'Managed File Transfer application'},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Blue Shield of California Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Managed File Transfer application'}