Montefiore Health System, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Montefiore Health System, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Montefiore Health System on June 18, 2015. The breach occurred due to the theft of patient account information by an employee between January 2013 and June 2013, affecting an unknown number of individuals. The compromised information included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, next of kin, and health insurance information.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-56456

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/montefiore-health-system

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"linkid": "montefiore-health-system",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2013",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown number of individuals',
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Montefiore Health System',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Insider Threat',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'next of kin',
                                              'health insurance information']},
 'date_detected': '2015-06-18',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-06-18',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Montefiore Health System on June 18, 2015. '
                'The breach occurred due to the theft of patient account '
                'information by an employee between January 2013 and June '
                '2013, affecting an unknown number of individuals. The '
                'compromised information included names, addresses, Social '
                'Security numbers, next of kin, and health insurance '
                'information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'next of kin',
                                 'health insurance information']},
 'motivation': 'Theft of Patient Account Information',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-06-18',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Employee',
 'title': 'Montefiore Health System Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Employee Theft'}
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