Catholic Charities, Diocese of San Diego
Disclosed May 29, 20206 years ago49,518 affectedConfirmed
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 36,205 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following OCR’s investigation, the CE revised its policy and procedures, retrained its workforce members, and implemented new technical safeguards.
What is known
| People affected | 49,518 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 29, 2020 |
| Happened | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Government IDs, Health |
| Sector | Nonprofit · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Catholic Charities, Diocese of San Diegooag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2020 data breach report: Catholic Charities, Diocese of San Diegoin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Catholic Charities, Diocese of San Diegomaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego (Business Associate, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | May 29, 2020 | |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | May 29, 2020 | 8 |
| Maine AGresidents of ME | May 29, 2020 | 1 |
| HHS archivetotal | May 29, 2020 | 36,205 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn","government-id"] to ["names","ssn","government-id","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 36,205 individuals. The ePHI involved incl · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to nonprofit · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","ssn","government-id"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 49518 · 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.