Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust suffered from a data breach incident after the automobile of a staff worker stolen that contained a patient's personal therapy records.

The compromised information includes the private details of 41 patients, including diagnosis results.

The incident was immediately reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office and preventive steps were taken.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2017/08/04/patients-records-stolen-from-walsall-health-workers-car/#8TXQYtud0vS3AJ3w.99

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/walsallhcarenhs

"id": "wal183781122",
"linkid": "walsallhcarenhs",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "08/2017",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 41,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Walsall, UK',
                        'name': 'Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'file_types_exposed': 'Paper Records',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 41,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Therapy Records'},
 'description': 'Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust suffered from a data breach '
                'incident after the automobile of a staff worker was stolen '
                "that contained a patient's personal therapy records.",
 'impact': {'data_compromised': "Patient's Personal Therapy Records"},
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Information '
                                                       'Commissioner’s Office'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unsecured Physical Records'}