UC Davis Health System

UC Davis Health System

The University of California Davis Medical Center experienced a data breach on December 13, 2013, due to an email phishing scam. The breach potentially affected patient information, specifically names, medical record numbers, and clinic visit dates; however, no financial information was compromised. The report was made on February 3, 2014.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-43996

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ucdavishealth

"id": "ucd800080425",
"linkid": "ucdavishealth",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2013",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'University of California Davis Medical Center',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Medical Record '
                                                         'Numbers',
                                                         'Clinic Visit Dates'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Medical Record Numbers',
                                              'Clinic Visit Dates']},
 'date_detected': '2013-12-13',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-02-03',
 'description': 'The University of California Davis Medical Center experienced '
                'a data breach on December 13, 2013, due to an email phishing '
                'scam. The breach potentially affected patient information, '
                'specifically names, medical record numbers, and clinic visit '
                'dates; however, no financial information was compromised.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Medical Record Numbers',
                                 'Clinic Visit Dates']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at University of California Davis Medical Center',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Phishing Scam'}
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