June 17, 2024 at 10:14AM
The County of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Health confirmed a data breach affecting 200,000 individuals, caused by a phishing attack compromising employees’ login credentials. Attackers accessed personal information, prompting Public Health to take measures and offer one year of free monitoring services. Other health agencies in the county also faced similar breaches.
From the meeting notes provided, the following key takeaways can be summarized:
– The County of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Health (DPH) experienced a data breach impacting the personal information of 200,000 individuals.
– The breach was caused by a phishing attack, resulting in the compromise of 53 Public Health employees’ login credentials between February 19 and February 20, 2024.
– Attackers accessed personal information such as names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, medical records, and other financial data using the compromised credentials.
– DPH is sending notification letters to impacted employees, clients, and other potentially affected individuals, and has submitted a copy of the letter to the California Attorney General’s Office.
– The affected individuals are being provided with one year of free credit and identity monitoring services.
– Other Los Angeles County health agencies, such as the Department of Health Service and the Department of Mental Health, were also impacted by phishing attacks resulting in compromised personal information.
These are the summarized takeaways from the meeting notes.