EMSA

The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) experienced a significant data breach during which an unauthorized party accessed the network and acquired patient information files. The breach occurred between February 10, 2024, and February 13, 2024, and compromised data includes names, addresses, birth dates, service dates, and potentially Social Security numbers and primary care provider details. The incident affected over 600,000 individuals and disrupted the ability of EMSA to provide services, prompting the organization to implement additional security measures and offer credit monitoring to victims.

Source: https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/cybersecurity/data-breaches/news/55001570/security-breach-leaves-patient-data-vulnerable

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/emsa-purchasing-group-llc

"id": "ems001071124",
"linkid": "emsa-purchasing-group-llc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 600000,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA)',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 600000,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'birth dates',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'birth dates',
                                              'service dates',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'primary care provider details']},
 'date_detected': 'February 10, 2024',
 'description': 'The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) experienced a '
                'significant data breach during which an unauthorized party '
                'accessed the network and acquired patient information files. '
                'The breach occurred between February 10, 2024, and February '
                '13, 2024, and compromised data includes names, addresses, '
                'birth dates, service dates, and potentially Social Security '
                'numbers and primary care provider details. The incident '
                'affected over 600,000 individuals and disrupted the ability '
                'of EMSA to provide services, prompting the organization to '
                'implement additional security measures and offer credit '
                'monitoring to victims.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'birth dates',
                                 'service dates',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'primary care provider details'],
            'operational_impact': 'Disruption in providing services'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Implementing additional security '
                                       'measures',
                                       'Offering credit monitoring to '
                                       'victims']},
 'title': 'EMSA Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}