Geisinger was targeted in a data breach incident that exposed 2,800 members and 220 employers Protected Health Information (PHI) in an unauthorized manner.
Members of Geisinger Gold, GHP Family, or GHP Kids were unaffected by this incident.
The attack compromised member name, date of birth, health insurance premium information, member identification number and smoking status.
No medical treatment or financial information, such as social security number, was included.
The company immediately took strict actions and informed the affected patients and employee to be alerted.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/geisinger
"id": "gei185214622",
"linkid": "geisinger",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "08/2016",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['2,800 members',
'220 employers'],
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Geisinger',
'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
'customer_advisories': 'The company immediately took strict actions and '
'informed the affected patients and employee to be '
'alerted.',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': ['2,800 members',
'220 employers'],
'personally_identifiable_information': ['member name',
'date of birth',
'member '
'identification '
'number'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['member name',
'date of birth',
'health insurance premium '
'information',
'member identification number',
'smoking status']},
'description': 'Geisinger was targeted in a data breach incident that exposed '
'2,800 members and 220 employers Protected Health Information '
'(PHI) in an unauthorized manner.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['member name',
'date of birth',
'health insurance premium information',
'member identification number',
'smoking status']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'The company immediately took strict '
'actions and informed the affected '
'patients and employee to be alerted.'},
'title': 'Geisinger Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}