HealthSecureTech

In March 2023, HealthSecureTech, a leading provider of healthcare cybersecurity solutions, suffered a data leak due to a sophisticated cyber-attack targeting their customer database. The breach resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of personal health information, including patient histories, treatments, and payment information for over 500,000 customers. The incident led to widespread concern over identity theft and fraud, significantly undermining trust in HealthSecureTech. The company responded by notifying affected customers, offering credit monitoring services, and implementing enhanced security measures. However, the leak has had lasting implications on their reputation and customer confidence.

Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/one-year-into-the-ebola-epidemic/factors-that-contributed-to-undetected-spread-of-the-ebola-virus-and-impeded-rapid-containment

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/healthsecuretech

"id": "hea107050824",
"linkid": "healthsecuretech",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "03/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '500,000',
                        'industry': 'Healthcare Cybersecurity',
                        'name': 'HealthSecureTech',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Offering credit monitoring services',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '500,000',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal health information',
                                              'Patient histories',
                                              'Treatments',
                                              'Payment information']},
 'date_detected': 'March 2023',
 'description': "A sophisticated cyber-attack targeting HealthSecureTech's "
                'customer database resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of '
                'personal health information for over 500,000 customers.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Significant undermining of trust',
            'data_compromised': ['Personal health information',
                                 'Patient histories',
                                 'Treatments',
                                 'Payment information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notifying affected customers',
              'remediation_measures': 'Implementing enhanced security '
                                      'measures'},
 'title': 'HealthSecureTech Data Leak',
 'type': 'Data Leak'}