Golden Valley Health Centers
Disclosed Mar 20, 20206 years ago38,628 affectedConfirmed
Golden Valley Health Centers, the covered entity, (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 38,268 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, claims information, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. During the investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.
What is known
| People affected | 38,628 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Happened | Oct 25, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Golden Valley Health Centersoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Golden Valley Health Centers (Healthcare Provider, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Mar 20, 2020 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 20, 2020 | 38,628 |
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 38628 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Golden Valley Health Centers, the covered entity, (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 38,268 individuals. The ePHI involved included · 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.