Resources for Human Development (RHD) suffered a data loss after a hard drive containing patient and staff information was stolen.
Apparently 46,673 Pennsylvanian lost their personal information including Social Security numbers, financial account information, medical history and records, birth dates, health insurance information, electronic signatures, usernames and passwords, and other.
RHD immediately launched an internal investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists and took preventive steps to secure data.
Source: https://healthitsecurity.com/news/phi-potentially-accessed-in-ballad-health-email-data-breach
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/resources-for-human-development
"id": "res03814522",
"linkid": "resources-for-human-development",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 46673,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Pennsylvania',
'name': 'Resources for Human Development',
'type': 'Organization'}],
'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 46673,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers',
'birth dates',
'medical history and '
'records',
'health insurance '
'information',
'financial account '
'information',
'electronic '
'signatures',
'usernames and '
'passwords'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'financial account information',
'medical history and records',
'birth dates',
'health insurance information',
'electronic signatures',
'usernames and passwords']},
'description': 'Resources for Human Development (RHD) suffered a data loss '
'after a hard drive containing patient and staff information '
'was stolen.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'financial account information',
'medical history and records',
'birth dates',
'health insurance information',
'electronic signatures',
'usernames and passwords']},
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Third-party forensic specialists'},
'title': 'Data Loss Incident at Resources for Human Development',
'type': 'Data Loss'}