The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) reported a data breach on March 20, 2023, related to a security incident involving a subcontractor, Advanced Image Direct (AID), that occurred on January 12, 2023. The breach potentially exposed personal information, including names, addresses, county case numbers, dates of birth, and the last four digits of Social Security Numbers (SSNs). Approximately 1,500 individuals are reported to have been affected.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-564534
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/california-department-of-health-care-services
"id": "cal416072625",
"linkid": "california-department-of-health-care-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1500,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'California Department of Health Care Services',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1500,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'county case numbers',
'dates of birth',
'last four digits of SSNs']},
'date_detected': '2023-01-12',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-03-20',
'description': 'The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) '
'reported a data breach on March 20, 2023, related to a '
'security incident involving a subcontractor, Advanced Image '
'Direct (AID), that occurred on January 12, 2023. The breach '
'potentially exposed personal information, including names, '
'addresses, county case numbers, dates of birth, and the last '
'four digits of Social Security Numbers (SSNs). Approximately '
'1,500 individuals are reported to have been affected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'county case numbers',
'dates of birth',
'last four digits of SSNs']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Department of Health Care Services'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at California Department of Health Care Services',
'type': 'Data Breach'}