Western University of Health Sciences

On December 18, 2012, the California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at Western University of Health Sciences, which occurred on November 14, 2012. The breach involved potential unauthorized access to financial aid reports, exposing individuals' names, Social Security Numbers, and possibly direct deposit bank account information.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-37376

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/western-university-of-health-sciences-nmm-omm-department

"id": "wes933072625",
"linkid": "western-university-of-health-sciences-nmm-omm-department",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2012",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Western University of Health Sciences',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security Numbers',
                                              'direct deposit bank account '
                                              'information']},
 'date_detected': '2012-11-14',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-12-18',
 'description': 'The breach involved potential unauthorized access to '
                "financial aid reports, exposing individuals' names, Social "
                'Security Numbers, and possibly direct deposit bank account '
                'information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security Numbers',
                                 'direct deposit bank account information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2012-12-18',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Western University of Health Sciences',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}