The California Office of the Attorney General reported that University of Minnesota Physicians experienced a data breach involving cyber attackers accessing employee email accounts on January 30, 2020, and February 4, 2020. The breach potentially affected the personal information of individuals, including names, addresses, and health information, but there is no evidence indicating that this information was viewed or misused. The organization has offered complimentary identity monitoring services for one year as a response action.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-196513
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/university-of-minnesota-physicians
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"linkid": "university-of-minnesota-physicians",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "1/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Minnesota, USA',
'name': 'University of Minnesota Physicians',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Account Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Health Information']},
'date_detected': ['2020-01-30', '2020-02-04'],
'description': 'Cyber attackers accessed employee email accounts, potentially '
'compromising personal information including names, addresses, '
'and health information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Addresses', 'Health Information']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'University of Minnesota Physicians Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}