Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health suffered a data breach incident in a phishing attack.

The compromised information included name, address, date of birth, driver’s license, Social Security number, medical and/or health information, health insurance information, SSID student identifier, and/or financial account number.

LACDMH investigated the incident with the help of a forensic firm and notified the impacted individuals.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/la-county-department-of-mental-health-compromised-by-phishing-attack/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/lacdmh

"id": "los14023522",
"linkid": "lacdmh",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Los Angeles, CA',
                        'name': 'Los Angeles County Department of Mental '
                                'Health',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['name',
                                                         'address',
                                                         'date of birth',
                                                         'driver’s license',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'number'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['PII',
                                              'Medical Information',
                                              'Financial Information']},
 'description': 'Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health suffered a '
                'data breach incident in a phishing attack. The compromised '
                'information included name, address, date of birth, driver’s '
                'license, Social Security number, medical and/or health '
                'information, health insurance information, SSID student '
                'identifier, and/or financial account number. LACDMH '
                'investigated the incident with the help of a forensic firm '
                'and notified the impacted individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['name',
                                 'address',
                                 'date of birth',
                                 'driver’s license',
                                 'Social Security number',
                                 'medical and/or health information',
                                 'health insurance information',
                                 'SSID student identifier',
                                 'financial account number']},
 'investigation_status': 'Completed',
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified impacted individuals',
              'third_party_assistance': 'Forensic firm'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
Great! Next, complete checkout for full access to Rankiteo Blog.
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.
You've successfully subscribed to Rankiteo Blog.
Success! Your account is fully activated, you now have access to all content.
Success! Your billing info has been updated.
Your billing was not updated.