Massachusetts General Hospital

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) on February 21, 2024. The breach, discovered on December 12, 2023, involved the incorrect association of a patient's health document with another patient's record, potentially exposing demographic and clinical information. The number of individuals affected is not specified.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-02-21-massachusetts-general-hospital-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/massachusetts-general-hospital

"id": "mas952072625",
"linkid": "massachusetts-general-hospital",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Massachusetts',
                        'name': 'Massachusetts General Hospital',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['demographic information',
                                              'clinical information']},
 'date_detected': '2023-12-12',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-21',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) on '
                'February 21, 2024. The breach, discovered on December 12, '
                "2023, involved the incorrect association of a patient's "
                "health document with another patient's record, potentially "
                'exposing demographic and clinical information. The number of '
                'individuals affected is not specified.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['demographic information',
                                 'clinical information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-21',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Massachusetts General Hospital',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}