Keck Medicine of USC
Disclosed Sep 30, 20223 years ago2,200 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Keck Medicine of USC, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,200 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, medications, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.
What is known
| People affected | 2,200 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Happened | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Keck Medicine of USCoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Keck Medicine of USC (Healthcare Provider, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Nov 29, 2022 | 2,200 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Dec 16, 2022 |
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 2200 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Keck Medicine of USC, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,200 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, d · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2022-12-16 to 2022-09-30 · 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.