UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at UC San Diego Health that occurred between November 20, 2017, and December 9, 2017, with notification issued on June 14, 2019. An unauthorized third party accessed a medical transcription platform, potentially compromising patient data such as names, dates of birth, and clinical information, but did not access Social Security numbers or financial account information. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-148112

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

"id": "ucs827072625",
"linkid": "ucsdhealth",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'San Diego, California',
                        'name': 'UC San Diego Health',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Dates of Birth'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Dates of Birth',
                                              'Clinical Information']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2019-06-14',
 'description': 'An unauthorized third party accessed a medical transcription '
                'platform, potentially compromising patient data such as '
                'names, dates of birth, and clinical information, but did not '
                'access Social Security numbers or financial account '
                'information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Dates of Birth',
                                 'Clinical Information'],
            'systems_affected': ['Medical Transcription Platform']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
 'title': 'Data Breach at UC San Diego Health',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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