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California Physicians' Services

Disclosed Nov 6, 20205 years ago2,841 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

California Physicians’ Services dba Blue Shield of California, a covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,841 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The BA notified law enforcement; the CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.

What is known

People affected2,841 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedNov 6, 2020
HappenedJan 20, 2021
AttackHacking
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
California AGresidents of CANov 6, 2020
HHS archivetotalOct 27, 20212,841
California AGresidents of CADec 13, 2021

Other breaches at California Physicians' Services

BreachAffected
Disclosed Dec 22, 2022Dec 22, 20223 years agoHacking62K
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 2841 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to California Physicians’ Services dba Blue Shield of California, a covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,841 ind · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-12-13 to 2020-11-06 · 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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