Medical Marijuana, Inc.

Medical Marijuana, Inc.

The sensitive patient information of a medical marijuana dispensary was found in a pile of trash on a public sidewalk.

The dispensary started investigation after it was accused of breaching patient privacy.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/medical-marijuana-patients-personal-information-found-in-trash-pile/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/medical-marijuana-inc-

"id": "med23511522",
"linkid": "medical-marijuana-inc-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2016",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'Medical Marijuana Dispensary',
                        'type': 'Business'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Disposal',
 'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Sensitive Patient Information'},
 'description': 'The sensitive patient information of a medical marijuana '
                'dispensary was found in a pile of trash on a public sidewalk. '
                'The dispensary started an investigation after it was accused '
                'of breaching patient privacy.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Negative',
            'data_compromised': ['Sensitive Patient Information']},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'motivation': 'Unintentional',
 'title': 'Unauthorized Disposal of Sensitive Patient Information',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Improper Disposal of Sensitive Information'}
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