Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence – High Desert

17,250 individuals · submitted June 27, 2025

About this report

California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence, the covered entity (CE) reported that employees of its business associate (BA) were the targets of an email phishing scheme that impacted the protected health information (PHI) of 17,250 individuals. The PHI involved demographic, financial, and treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media on behalf of the CE. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect sensitive data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence – High Desert
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
17,250
Submission date
June 27, 2025
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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