SecureHealth Inc.

SecureHealth Inc.

In March 2023, SecureHealth Inc., a leading healthcare services provider, experienced a significant cyber attack that resulted in the unauthorized access to the personal health information (PHI) of about 200,000 patients. The breach was orchestrated through a sophisticated malware attack that exploited a known vulnerability in the company's IT infrastructure, which had not been patched timely. The attackers were able to extract sensitive data, including patient names, addresses, medical histories, and insurance details, causing widespread concern over privacy and identity theft risks. The incident received considerable media attention, leading to reputational damage, loss of customer trust, and potential regulatory fines for the company. SecureHealth Inc. has since taken extensive measures to reinforce their cyber defenses, including the implementation of stricter access controls, regular security audits, and employee training programs focused on cybersecurity awareness.

Source: https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/cyberattacks/most-common-types-of-cyberattacks/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/securehealth-inc

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"linkid": "securehealth-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "03/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
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                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'SecureHealth Inc.',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Services Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malware',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': '200,000',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'PHI'},
 'date_detected': 'March 2023',
 'description': 'In March 2023, SecureHealth Inc., a leading healthcare '
                'services provider, experienced a significant cyber attack '
                'that resulted in the unauthorized access to the personal '
                'health information (PHI) of about 200,000 patients. The '
                'breach was orchestrated through a sophisticated malware '
                "attack that exploited a known vulnerability in the company's "
                'IT infrastructure, which had not been patched timely. The '
                'attackers were able to extract sensitive data, including '
                'patient names, addresses, medical histories, and insurance '
                'details, causing widespread concern over privacy and identity '
                'theft risks. The incident received considerable media '
                'attention, leading to reputational damage, loss of customer '
                'trust, and potential regulatory fines for the company. '
                'SecureHealth Inc. has since taken extensive measures to '
                'reinforce their cyber defenses, including the implementation '
                'of stricter access controls, regular security audits, and '
                'employee training programs focused on cybersecurity '
                'awareness.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Reputational damage, loss of customer '
                                       'trust',
            'data_compromised': ['patient names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'medical histories',
                                 'insurance details'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'legal_liabilities': 'Potential regulatory fines'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Stricter access controls',
                                       'Regular security audits',
                                       'Employee training programs']},
 'title': 'SecureHealth Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Known vulnerability in IT infrastructure'}
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