USC Keck and Norris Hospitals

USC Keck and Norris Hospitals

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that USC Keck and Norris Hospitals experienced a ransomware attack on August 1, 2016, potentially affecting sensitive information, including names, demographic information, dates of birth, identifiable health information, and social security numbers. The breach was reported on September 20, 2016, and involved encrypted folders, but there is no evidence that data was accessed or retrieved.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-63962

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/keck-medicine-of-usc

"id": "kec552072525",
"linkid": "keck-medicine-of-usc",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "8/2016",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'USC Keck and Norris Hospitals',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Yes',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'demographic information',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'identifiable health information',
                                              'social security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2016-08-01',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-09-20',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'USC Keck and Norris Hospitals experienced a ransomware attack '
                'on August 1, 2016, potentially affecting sensitive '
                'information, including names, demographic information, dates '
                'of birth, identifiable health information, and social '
                'security numbers. The breach was reported on September 20, '
                '2016, and involved encrypted folders, but there is no '
                'evidence that data was accessed or retrieved.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'demographic information',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'identifiable health information',
                                 'social security numbers']},
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes'},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on USC Keck and Norris Hospitals',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}
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