University Hospital

University Hospital

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported a data breach involving University Hospital on November 5, 2021. The breach, characterized as unauthorized access/disclosure, affected 10,067 individuals whose protected health information (PHI) was compromised, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, and treatment information.

Source: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/university-hospitals

"id": "uni342071725",
"linkid": "university-hospitals",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 10067,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'name': 'University Hospital',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access/Disclosure',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 10067,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Addresses',
                                                         'Dates of Birth',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['PHI']},
 'date_detected': '2021-11-05',
 'description': 'The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported a '
                'data breach involving University Hospital on November 5, '
                '2021. The breach, characterized as unauthorized '
                'access/disclosure, affected 10,067 individuals whose '
                'protected health information (PHI) was compromised, including '
                'names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, '
                'health insurance information, diagnoses, and treatment '
                'information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Dates of Birth',
                                 'Social Security Numbers',
                                 'Health Insurance Information',
                                 'Diagnoses',
                                 'Treatment Information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-11-05',
                 'source': 'U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'}],
 'title': 'University Hospital Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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