Public Health Institute

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Public Health Institute (PHI) on October 5, 2016. The breach occurred on July 4, 2016, involving an unsecured database that exposed email addresses and passwords of user accounts for approximately 30 days. The number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-64216

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/public-health-institute

"id": "pub204072625",
"linkid": "public-health-institute",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2016",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Health',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'Public Health Institute',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unsecured Database',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Email Addresses', 'Passwords']},
 'date_detected': '2016-10-05',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-10-05',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the Public Health Institute (PHI) on October '
                '5, 2016. The breach occurred on July 4, 2016, involving an '
                'unsecured database that exposed email addresses and passwords '
                'of user accounts for approximately 30 days. The number of '
                'individuals affected is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Email Addresses', 'Passwords']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-10-05',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Public Health Institute Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unsecured Database'}