Sharp HealthCare

Sharp HealthCare

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Sharp Memorial Hospital experienced a data breach on February 6, 2017, involving missing computer and memory devices that may have contained patient health information, such as names, dates of birth, and current medications. The breach was reported on August 25, 2017, and law enforcement is investigating the incident.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-101339

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/sharp-healthcare

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"linkid": "sharp-healthcare",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2017",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Sharp Memorial Hospital',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'current medications']},
 'date_detected': '2017-02-06',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-08-25',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Sharp Memorial Hospital experienced a data breach on February '
                '6, 2017, involving missing computer and memory devices that '
                'may have contained patient health information, such as names, '
                'dates of birth, and current medications. The breach was '
                'reported on August 25, 2017, and law enforcement is '
                'investigating the incident.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'current medications']},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True},
 'title': 'Sharp Memorial Hospital Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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