The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Torrance Memorial Medical Center on March 6, 2020. The breach occurred from June 20, 2019 to December 13, 2019, when an unsecured server potentially exposed patient names, dates of birth, gender, medical record numbers, and referring physicians. The number of individuals affected is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-188027
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/torrancememorial
"id": "tor458072825",
"linkid": "torrancememorial",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2019",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Torrance, California',
'name': 'Torrance Memorial Medical Center',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unsecured Server',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['patient names',
'dates of birth',
'gender',
'medical record numbers',
'referring physicians']},
'date_detected': '2020-03-06',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-03-06',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Torrance Memorial Medical Center on March 6, '
'2020. The breach occurred from June 20, 2019 to December 13, '
'2019, when an unsecured server potentially exposed patient '
'names, dates of birth, gender, medical record numbers, and '
'referring physicians. The number of individuals affected is '
'unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['patient names',
'dates of birth',
'gender',
'medical record numbers',
'referring physicians']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-03-06',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Torrance Memorial Medical Center',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unsecured Server'}