Public Health Sector

A critical cybersecurity breach was discovered following a Public Health Cybersecurity Readiness Survey, impacting state, local, tribal, and territorial public health agencies. The breach led to the compromise of sensitive health data, disruption of healthcare services, and erosion of public trust in health institutions. The severity of this incident was magnified due to the essential nature of public health services and the ripple effect on the community's well-being and safety. The attack led to the delay in medical treatments, increased vulnerability to diseases, and a loss of personal and medical data of countless individuals.

Source: https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/cybersecurity/data-breaches/news/55241954/survey-to-assess-public-health-cybersecurity-readiness

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/illinois-public-health-institute

"id": "ill000010425",
"linkid": "illinois-public-health-institute",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "11/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': ['Healthcare'],
                        'type': ['Public health agencies']}],
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Sensitive health data',
                                              'Personal and medical data']},
 'description': 'A critical cybersecurity breach was discovered following a '
                'Public Health Cybersecurity Readiness Survey, impacting '
                'state, local, tribal, and territorial public health agencies. '
                'The breach led to the compromise of sensitive health data, '
                'disruption of healthcare services, and erosion of public '
                'trust in health institutions. The severity of this incident '
                'was magnified due to the essential nature of public health '
                "services and the ripple effect on the community's well-being "
                'and safety. The attack led to the delay in medical '
                'treatments, increased vulnerability to diseases, and a loss '
                'of personal and medical data of countless individuals.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': ['Erosion of public trust in health '
                                        'institutions'],
            'data_compromised': ['Sensitive health data',
                                 'Personal and medical data'],
            'operational_impact': ['Delay in medical treatments',
                                   'Increased vulnerability to diseases'],
            'systems_affected': ['Healthcare services']},
 'title': 'Public Health Cybersecurity Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}