Physicians Skin and Weight Centers, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Physicians Skin and Weight Centers, Inc. on December 26, 2014. The breach, which occurred on November 4, 2014, involved the theft of a password protected laptop and external hard drive from an employee's vehicle, potentially exposing personal information of patients including names, images, banking information, social security numbers, and other personal details.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-47861

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/physician's-weight-control-and-wellness-center

"id": "phy650072525",
"linkid": "physician's-weight-control-and-wellness-center",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2014",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'Physicians Skin and Weight Centers, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Theft of Physical Device',
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Password Protected',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'images',
                                              'banking information',
                                              'social security numbers',
                                              'other personal details']},
 'date_detected': '2014-11-04',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-12-26',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Physicians Skin and Weight Centers, Inc. on '
                'December 26, 2014. The breach, which occurred on November 4, '
                '2014, involved the theft of a password protected laptop and '
                "external hard drive from an employee's vehicle, potentially "
                'exposing personal information of patients including names, '
                'images, banking information, social security numbers, and '
                'other personal details.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'images',
                                 'banking information',
                                 'social security numbers',
                                 'other personal details'],
            'systems_affected': ['laptop', 'external hard drive']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-12-26',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Physicians Skin and Weight Centers, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}