The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving medQ, Inc. on May 29, 2024. The breach occurred between December 20, 2023, and December 26, 2023, due to unauthorized access and encryption of files on the medQ Platform, potentially affecting personal information including names and Social Security numbers of individuals. The number of affected individuals was not specified.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-586082
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/medq-inc
"id": "med509072625",
"linkid": "medq-inc",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'medQ, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-12-20',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-05-29',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving medQ, Inc. on May 29, 2024. The breach '
'occurred between December 20, 2023, and December 26, 2023, '
'due to unauthorized access and encryption of files on the '
'medQ Platform, potentially affecting personal information '
'including names and Social Security numbers of individuals. '
'The number of affected individuals was not specified.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
'systems_affected': ['medQ Platform']},
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': True},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-05-29',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at medQ, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}