The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research on April 2, 2014. The breach was discovered on February 12, 2014, and involved a server infected with malicious software that stored research data, potentially exposing personal information of individuals involved in a research study. The breach date is noted as October 18, 2011, and no Social Security Numbers were included in the data compromised.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-44690
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/kaiser-permanente-division-of-research
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"linkid": "kaiser-permanente-division-of-research",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2011",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Kaiser Permanente Northern California '
'Division of Research',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'attack_vector': 'Malicious Software',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'date_detected': 'February 12, 2014',
'date_publicly_disclosed': 'April 2, 2014',
'description': 'A data breach involving Kaiser Permanente Northern California '
'Division of Research was reported on April 2, 2014. The '
'breach was discovered on February 12, 2014, and involved a '
'server infected with malicious software that stored research '
'data, potentially exposing personal information of '
'individuals involved in a research study. The breach date is '
'noted as October 18, 2011, and no Social Security Numbers '
'were included in the data compromised.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
'systems_affected': 'Server'},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research Data '
'Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}