Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

UC San Diego Health Hillcrest- Hillcrest Medical Center

1,642 individuals · submitted March 8, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Medical Center, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,642 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers, health insurance information, treatment cost information, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
UC San Diego Health Hillcrest- Hillcrest Medical Center
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,642
Submission date
March 8, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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