The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) reported a privacy incident on December 5, 2012, involving the exposure of Social Security numbers (SSNs) of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers. The breach occurred on November 5, 2012, when lists of Medi-Cal providers were posted online, inadvertently including an SSN in a non-standard format. The number of affected individuals is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-37139
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/california-department-of-health-care-services
"id": "cal732072725",
"linkid": "california-department-of-health-care-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2012",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'California Department of Health Care Services',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Inadvertent Exposure',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
'date_detected': '2012-11-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-12-05',
'description': 'The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) '
'reported a privacy incident on December 5, 2012, involving '
'the exposure of Social Security numbers (SSNs) of In-Home '
'Supportive Services (IHSS) providers. The breach occurred on '
'November 5, 2012, when lists of Medi-Cal providers were '
'posted online, inadvertently including an SSN in a '
'non-standard format. The number of affected individuals is '
'unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'title': 'California DHCS Privacy Incident',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Data Handling Error'}