The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. on August 3, 2018. The breach potentially affected approximately 1,294 claimants whose information may have been accessed by an unauthorized individual impersonating a licensed physician, potentially exposing names, Social Security numbers, medical information, and health insurance information.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-138559
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/gallagher-bassett
"id": "gal923072625",
"linkid": "gallagher-bassett",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2013",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1294,
'industry': 'Insurance',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Impersonation',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1294,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Medical information',
'Health insurance information']},
'date_detected': '2018-08-03',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2018-08-03',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. on August '
'3, 2018. The breach potentially affected approximately 1,294 '
'claimants whose information may have been accessed by an '
'unauthorized individual impersonating a licensed physician, '
'potentially exposing names, Social Security numbers, medical '
'information, and health insurance information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Medical information',
'Health insurance information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2018-08-03',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Individual',
'title': 'Data Breach at Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}