Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Cancer Treatment Centers of America

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Cancer Treatment Centers of America on March 19, 2021. The breach occurred between January 12 and January 18, 2021, and affected 579 residents. The compromised information included names, health insurance policy numbers, and medical information. The breach was caused by a phishing attack.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10431

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/cancer-treatment-centers-of-america

"id": "can041072825",
"linkid": "cancer-treatment-centers-of-america",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 579,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'Cancer Treatment Centers of America',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 579,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'health insurance policy numbers',
                                              'medical information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-19',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-03-19',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'a data breach involving Cancer Treatment Centers of America '
                'on March 19, 2021. The breach occurred between January 12 and '
                'January 18, 2021, and affected 579 residents, with '
                'compromised information including names, health insurance '
                'policy numbers, and medical information. The breach was '
                'caused by a phishing attack.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'health insurance policy numbers',
                                 'medical information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-03-19',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Cancer Treatment Centers of America',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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