Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center

The California Office of the Attorney General reported on September 13, 2021, that the Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center (ELARC) experienced a data breach on July 15, 2021, involving unauthorized access to an employee email account. The breach may have affected individuals' names, Social Security numbers, medical history, and health insurance information, although the total number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-545286

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

"id": "ela740080425",
"linkid": "elarc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Los Angeles, California',
                        'name': 'Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center (ELARC)',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'medical history',
                                              'health insurance information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-07-15',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-09-13',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to an employee email account at Eastern '
                'Los Angeles Regional Center (ELARC) potentially compromising '
                "individuals' names, Social Security numbers, medical history, "
                'and health insurance information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'medical history',
                                 'health insurance information']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-09-13',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'ELARC Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}