Caring Communities
Disclosed Jan 14, 20224 years ago1,659 affectedConfirmed
The business associate (BA), Caring Communities, reported that its third-party cloud storage vendor was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,659 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and terminated its business relationship with the third-party cloud storage vendor.
What is known
| People affected | 1,659 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Happened | Dec 7, 2020 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Caring Communitiesoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Caring Communities (Business Associate, IL)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Jan 14, 2022 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Jan 20, 2022 | 1,659 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
- 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 1659 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The business associate (BA), Caring Communities, reported that its third-party cloud storage vendor was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,659 individuals. The PHI involved include · 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.