Health Net of California

Health Net of California

The California Office of the Attorney General reported on March 25, 2021, that Health Net of California experienced a data breach involving a cyber attack on its vendor Accellion, which compromised personal information from January 7 to January 25, 2021. The breach may have involved names, addresses, dates of birth, insurance ID numbers, and health information, but the specific number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-539506

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/health-net

"id": "hea824072625",
"linkid": "health-net",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "1/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Health Net of California',
                        'type': 'Health Insurance Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Cyber Attack on Vendor',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'insurance ID numbers',
                                              'health information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-01-07',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-03-25',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
                'March 25, 2021, that Health Net of California experienced a '
                'data breach involving a cyber attack on its vendor Accellion, '
                'which compromised personal information from January 7 to '
                'January 25, 2021. The breach may have involved names, '
                'addresses, dates of birth, insurance ID numbers, and health '
                'information, but the specific number of individuals affected '
                'is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'insurance ID numbers',
                                 'health information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-03-25',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Health Net of California Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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