The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that the University of Chicago Medical Center experienced an email security incident allowing unauthorized access to personal information between January 4, 2024, and January 30, 2024, affecting a total of 10,332 individuals. The breach was discovered on March 28, 2024, and social security numbers were among the types of compromised information.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/university-of-chicago-medicine
"id": "uni303072825",
"linkid": "university-of-chicago-medicine",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 10332,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Chicago, IL',
'name': 'University of Chicago Medical Center',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 10332,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-03-28',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that the '
'University of Chicago Medical Center experienced an email '
'security incident allowing unauthorized access to personal '
'information between January 4, 2024, and January 30, 2024, '
'affecting a total of 10,332 individuals. The breach was '
'discovered on March 28, 2024, and social security numbers '
'were among the types of compromised information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Email Security Incident at University of Chicago Medical Center',
'type': 'Data Breach'}