Doctors Medical Center of Modesto
Disclosed Apr 23, 20215 years ago1,259 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) inadvertently misconfigured a software application allowing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,259 individuals to be viewable over the Internet. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following OCR’s investigation, the CE terminated its business relationship with the BA and offered affected individuals complimentary identity monitoring services.
What is known
| People affected | 1,259 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Happened | Dec 1, 2019 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Doctors Medical Center of Modestooag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Doctors Medical Center of Modesto (Healthcare Provider, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Apr 23, 2021 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 23, 2021 | 1,259 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · 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 1259 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) inadvertently misconfigured a software application allowing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,259 ind · 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.