Prostate Cancer Foundation

Prostate Cancer Foundation

The California Office of the Attorney General reported on August 13, 2020, that the Prostate Cancer Foundation experienced a data breach beginning on February 7, 2020, involving a ransomware attack. The breach may have exposed personal information including names, contact information, email addresses, and demographic information, potentially affecting an unknown number of individuals.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-193044

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/prostate-cancer-foundation

"id": "pro411080425",
"linkid": "prostate-cancer-foundation",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'Prostate Cancer Foundation',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'contact information',
                                              'email addresses',
                                              'demographic information']},
 'date_detected': '2020-02-07',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-08-13',
 'description': 'The Prostate Cancer Foundation experienced a data breach '
                'involving a ransomware attack, potentially exposing personal '
                'information including names, contact information, email '
                'addresses, and demographic information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'contact information',
                                 'email addresses',
                                 'demographic information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-08-13',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Prostate Cancer Foundation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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