Western Washington Medical Group

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Western Washington Medical Group on November 8, 2023. The breach occurred between July 7, 2023, and August 26, 2023, due to a ransomware cyberattack, affecting approximately 334,360 individuals. Potentially compromised information includes names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, health insurance policy numbers, and medical information.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=15912

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/western-washington-medical-group

"id": "wes541072625",
"linkid": "western-washington-medical-group",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 334360,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Washington State',
                        'name': 'Western Washington Medical Group',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 334360,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'health insurance policy numbers',
                                              'medical information']},
 'date_detected': '2023-08-26',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-11-08',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'a data breach involving Western Washington Medical Group on '
                'November 8, 2023. The breach occurred between July 7, 2023, '
                'and August 26, 2023, due to a ransomware cyberattack, '
                'affecting approximately 334,360 individuals. Potentially '
                'compromised information includes names, Social Security '
                'numbers, dates of birth, health insurance policy numbers, and '
                'medical information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'health insurance policy numbers',
                                 'medical information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-11-08',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Western Washington Medical Group Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}