Northern California Medical Associates, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Northern California Medical Associates, Inc. (NCMA) on May 3, 2021. The breach involved unauthorized access that began on February 19, 2021, and culminated in encryption of servers on March 3, 2021, potentially affecting personal information such as Social Security numbers, medical records, and financial information.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-540500

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/northern-california-medical-associates

"id": "nor524072525",
"linkid": "northern-california-medical-associates",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Northern California Medical Associates, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                              'medical records',
                                              'financial information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-02-19',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-05-03',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Northern California Medical Associates, Inc. '
                '(NCMA) on May 3, 2021. The breach involved unauthorized '
                'access that began on February 19, 2021, and culminated in '
                'encryption of servers on March 3, 2021, potentially affecting '
                'personal information such as Social Security numbers, medical '
                'records, and financial information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                 'medical records',
                                 'financial information'],
            'systems_affected': ['Servers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-05-03',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Northern California Medical Associates, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}