The personal information of people who took part in epidemiological surveys in China with Center for Disease Control and Prevention were leaked after an intern sent the files to his sister who spread it to others.
The internship of the person responsible for the incident was discarded and investigation was launched to know the extent of the data leak.
Source: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1213577.shtml
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention
"id": "cen05319622",
"linkid": "centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "01/2021",
"severity": "70",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'China',
'name': 'Center for Disease Control and Prevention',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Human Error',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'description': 'The personal information of individuals who participated in '
'epidemiological surveys in China with the Center for Disease '
'Control and Prevention was leaked after an intern sent the '
'files to his sister, who then spread it to others.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'investigation_status': 'Investigation Launched',
'threat_actor': 'Intern and his sister',
'title': "Data Leak at China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention",
'type': 'Data Leak',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Insider Threat'}