Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

The California Office of the Attorney General reported on January 13, 2017, that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles experienced a data breach due to the theft of an unencrypted laptop from a physician's locked vehicle on December 21, 2016. The breach potentially exposed the personal health information of minors, including names, birth dates, addresses, and medical record numbers, although no evidence of misuse has been found.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-65827

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/childrensla

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"linkid": "childrensla",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2016",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Los Angeles, California',
                        'name': 'Children’s Hospital Los Angeles',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Theft of Unencrypted Laptop',
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'No',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Birth Dates',
                                                         'Addresses',
                                                         'Medical Record '
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Health Information']},
 'date_detected': '2016-12-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-01-13',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
                'January 13, 2017, that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles '
                'experienced a data breach due to the theft of an unencrypted '
                "laptop from a physician's locked vehicle on December 21, "
                '2016. The breach potentially exposed the personal health '
                'information of minors, including names, birth dates, '
                'addresses, and medical record numbers, although no evidence '
                'of misuse has been found.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Birth Dates',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Medical Record Numbers']},
 'motivation': 'Unknown',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2017-01-13',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
 'title': 'Data Breach at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unencrypted Data'}
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