WestCoast Children's Clinic

WestCoast Children's Clinic

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving WestCoast Children's Clinic on April 24, 2013. The breach, which occurred on April 16, 2013, involved an unauthorized disclosure of personal health information due to a fax sent to the wrong recipient, affecting an unspecified number of individuals.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-41576

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/westcoastcc

"id": "wes202080525",
"linkid": "westcoastcc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2013",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unspecified number of '
                                              'individuals',
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': "WestCoast Children's Clinic",
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Human Error',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unspecified',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Health Information'},
 'date_detected': '2013-04-16',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-04-24',
 'description': 'Unauthorized disclosure of personal health information due to '
                'a fax sent to the wrong recipient.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Health Information'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2013-04-24',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': "Data Breach at WestCoast Children's Clinic",
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Improper fax transmission'}
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