The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health that occurred between February 19, 2024, and February 20, 2024, due to a phishing attack. The breach involved the login credentials of 53 employees and potentially compromised various personally identifiable and health-related information for individuals. The breach was reported on June 14, 2024.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-586968
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/los-angeles-county-department-of-public-health-recruitment
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Los Angeles, California',
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'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-06-14',
'description': 'A data breach occurred at the Los Angeles County Department '
'of Public Health due to a phishing attack, compromising the '
'login credentials of 53 employees and potentially exposing '
'personally identifiable and health-related information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable Information',
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'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Los Angeles County Department of Public Health',
'type': 'Data Breach'}