The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Kaiser Health Plan, Southern California, on February 28, 2020. The breach occurred when a former address was incorrectly used for mailings to individuals between October 6 and December 20, 2019, potentially affecting demographic and medical information. The specific number of individuals affected is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-187783
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/kaiser-permanente
"id": "kai941080425",
"linkid": "kaiser-permanente",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2019",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Southern California',
'name': 'Kaiser Health Plan, Southern California',
'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
'attack_vector': 'Incorrect Address Usage',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Demographic Information',
'Medical Information']},
'date_detected': '2020-02-28',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-02-28',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Kaiser Health Plan, Southern California, on '
'February 28, 2020. The breach occurred when a former address '
'was incorrectly used for mailings to individuals between '
'October 6 and December 20, 2019, potentially affecting '
'demographic and medical information. The specific number of '
'individuals affected is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Demographic Information',
'Medical Information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-02-28',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Kaiser Health Plan, Southern California',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Incorrect Address Usage'}