Georgia Department of Community Health

Georgia Department of Community Health

The personal data of 3,000 clients of the Community Care Services Program in Georgia were mistakenly compromised by the Division of Aging Services.

The compromised information included Names, regions, and certain health diagnoses of the clients.

The Division of Aging Services programs arranged additional training on privacy standards for the staff.

Source: https://www.scmagazine.com/news/breach/breach-affects-3000-clients-enrolled-in-georgia-state-program

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/georgia-department-of-community-health

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"linkid": "georgia-department-of-community-health",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "07/2015",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
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                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Georgia',
                        'name': 'Georgia Division of Aging Services',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Accidental Data Exposure',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3000,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Regions',
                                              'Health Diagnoses']},
 'description': 'The personal data of 3,000 clients of the Community Care '
                'Services Program in Georgia were mistakenly compromised by '
                'the Division of Aging Services. The compromised information '
                'included Names, regions, and certain health diagnoses of the '
                'clients. The Division of Aging Services programs arranged '
                'additional training on privacy standards for the staff.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Regions', 'Health Diagnoses']},
 'motivation': 'Accidental',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Additional training on '
                                                   'privacy standards for the '
                                                   'staff']},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Additional training on privacy '
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 'threat_actor': 'Internal',
 'title': 'Data Breach at Georgia Division of Aging Services',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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