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'}