California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence - Fresno
Disclosed Jun 27, 20251 year ago7,670 affectedConfirmed
California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence, the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees of its business associate (BA) were the targets of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 7,670 individuals. The PHI involved demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, and confirmed that its BA notified the affected individuals, the media, and CE posted substitute notice on its website.
What is known
| People affected | 7,670 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Happened | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence - Fresnooag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence - Fresno (Healthcare Provider, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Jun 27, 2025 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Jun 27, 2025 | 7,670 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 7670 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence, the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees of its business associate (BA) were the targets of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.
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