Southwest Healthcare Services

Southwest Healthcare Services

On March 31, 2023, the Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at Southwest Healthcare Services that occurred between October 28-29, 2022. The cyberattack, classified as ransomware, potentially affected the personal information of 1,225 individuals, including names, Social Security Numbers, birth dates, and health insurance information.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=14899

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

"id": "sou427072925",
"linkid": "southwest-healthcare",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1225,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'Southwest Healthcare Services',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1225,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security Numbers',
                                              'birth dates',
                                              'health insurance information']},
 'date_detected': '2023-03-31',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-03-31',
 'description': 'A ransomware attack at Southwest Healthcare Services '
                'potentially affected the personal information of 1,225 '
                'individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security Numbers',
                                 'birth dates',
                                 'health insurance information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-03-31',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Southwest Healthcare Services',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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