L.A. Care Health Plan

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that L.A. Care Health Plan experienced an accidental mailing error involving member ID cards. This incident was reported on October 22, 2012, with the mailing error occurring between September 17 and September 20, 2012. The compromised information included members' names, member ID numbers, and dates of birth, affecting an unknown number of individuals.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-36791

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/lacarehealth

"id": "lac424080425",
"linkid": "lacarehealth",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2012",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'L.A. Care Health Plan',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Accidental Mailing Error',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'Medium',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'member ID numbers',
                                              'dates of birth']},
 'date_detected': '2012-09-17',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-10-22',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'L.A. Care Health Plan experienced an accidental mailing error '
                'involving member ID cards. This incident was reported on '
                'October 22, 2012, with the mailing error occurring between '
                'September 17 and September 20, 2012. The compromised '
                "information included members' names, member ID numbers, and "
                'dates of birth, affecting an unknown number of individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'member ID numbers',
                                 'dates of birth']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2012-10-22',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'L.A. Care Health Plan Mailing Error',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}