Walmart pharmacies experienced a data security incident that exposed patients' private information.
Individuals broke into Walmart's secured pharmacies by breaking physical barriers in the store and stole medications and other materials, that included patient information printed on packages, labels, and other related documents.
Compromised information included names, addresses, phone numbers, medication names and strengths, prescription numbers and names, and fill dates.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/wal-mart-pharmacy
"id": "wal13816123",
"linkid": "wal-mart-pharmacy",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "07/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Pharmacy',
'name': 'Walmart',
'type': 'Retail'}],
'attack_vector': 'Physical Break-in',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Physical',
'file_types_exposed': ['Printed Labels',
'Packages',
'Documents'],
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information, Medical '
'Information'},
'description': 'Walmart pharmacies experienced a data security incident that '
"exposed patients' private information. Individuals broke into "
"Walmart's secured pharmacies by breaking physical barriers in "
'the store and stole medications and other materials, that '
'included patient information printed on packages, labels, and '
'other related documents. Compromised information included '
'names, addresses, phone numbers, medication names and '
'strengths, prescription numbers and names, and fill dates.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'phone numbers',
'medication names and strengths',
'prescription numbers and names',
'fill dates']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Physical'},
'motivation': 'Theft',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Physical Security Breach'},
'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
'title': 'Walmart Pharmacies Data Security Incident',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Physical Security'}