The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported a data breach on May 8, 2013, involving a roll of microfiche containing approximately 2,000 birth records from 1974 found at an unsecure non-State location. The affected records include names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and some medical information, potentially impacting around 6,000 individuals born in specific months and counties in California.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-41737
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/california-department-of-public-health
"id": "cal902072725",
"linkid": "california-department-of-public-health",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/1974",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 6000,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'California Department of Public Health',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'data_breach': {'file_types_exposed': 'Microfiche',
'number_of_records_exposed': 2000,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'medical information']},
'date_detected': '2013-05-08',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-05-08',
'description': 'The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported a '
'data breach on May 8, 2013, involving a roll of microfiche '
'containing approximately 2,000 birth records from 1974 found '
'at an unsecure non-State location. The affected records '
'include names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and some '
'medical information, potentially impacting around 6,000 '
'individuals born in specific months and counties in '
'California.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'medical information']},
'title': 'California Department of Public Health Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}