Precision Medical, Inc.

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting Precision Medical, Inc. between September 5–9, 2022, involving unauthorized access to employee records. While the exact number of impacted individuals remains undisclosed, the compromised data included employee names and unspecified additional personal information.The breach highlights vulnerabilities in safeguarding internal workforce data, raising concerns over potential misuse of sensitive employee details such as identity theft, phishing, or financial fraud. Though the full scope of the exposed information is unclear, the incident underscores the risks associated with inadequate cybersecurity measures for protecting employee records. No evidence suggests customer data or operational systems were affected, but the exposure of internal personnel data poses reputational and compliance risks for the company.Authorities were notified in March 2023, indicating a delayed public disclosure. The breach serves as a reminder of the critical need for robust access controls, monitoring, and timely incident response to mitigate harm from such intrusions.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-03-03-precision-medical-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/precisionmedical-az

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"linkid": "precisionmedical-az",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown (employees impacted)',
                        'name': 'Precision Medical, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'Moderate to High (PII included)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'unspecified employee data']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-03-03',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Precision Medical, Inc. The breach, which '
                'occurred between September 5, 2022, and September 9, 2022, '
                'involved unauthorized access to employee information, '
                'potentially affecting an unknown number of individuals. The '
                'specific types of compromised information included an '
                "individual's name and additional unspecified data elements.",
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['employee information (including names and '
                                 'unspecified data elements)'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential (due to compromised PII)'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-03-03',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Vermont Office of the '
                                                        'Attorney General']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via Vermont Office '
                                        'of the Attorney General'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Precision Medical, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}