California Correctional Health Care Services

California Correctional Health Care Services

The California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) reported a data breach involving personally identifiable information and protected health information on May 15, 2016. The breach occurred on February 25, 2016, when an unencrypted laptop containing potentially sensitive information was stolen from a workforce member's vehicle. The number of affected individuals is currently unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-61830

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/california-correctional-health-care-services

"id": "cal343080525",
"linkid": "california-correctional-health-care-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'California Correctional Health Care Services',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'No',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information',
                                              'Protected Health Information']},
 'date_detected': '2016-02-25',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-05-15',
 'description': 'The California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) '
                'reported a data breach involving personally identifiable '
                'information and protected health information on May 15, 2016. '
                'The breach occurred on February 25, 2016, when an unencrypted '
                'laptop containing potentially sensitive information was '
                "stolen from a workforce member's vehicle. The number of "
                'affected individuals is currently unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable Information',
                                 'Protected Health Information'],
            'systems_affected': ['Laptop']},
 'references': [{'source': 'CCHCS Data Breach Report'}],
 'title': 'CCHCS Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unencrypted Laptop'}
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