Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Affected organization: Community Health Systems
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Health Care and Social Assistance
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Community Health Systems, a healthcare system spanning 29 states announces that cybercriminals operating from China stole information on approximately 4.5 million patients, including names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers.