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Kern Medical Center

Disclosed Mar 12, 20121,431 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

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What is known

People affected1,431 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedMar 12, 2012
HappenedFeb 25, 2012
AttackLost or stolen device
Data exposedNamesHealth
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov
California Attorney General breach notice: Kern Medical Center
Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Kern Medical Center (Healthcare Provider, CA)

Notices filed

TotalMar 12, 2012
HHS archive1,431 people
Residents of CAApr 18, 2012
California AGCount not stated

Other breaches at Kern Medical Center

Lost or stolen device breachLost or stolen device exposed names and health records. Reported to the HHS archive.596 affectedHealthcareUSDec 10, 2009
History of this record
attack2026-09-25
unknown to lost-deviceby backfillSource
data_types2026-09-25
[] to ["names","health"]by backfillSource
records_basis2026-09-25
empty to hhsby backfillSource
records2026-09-25
empty to 1431by backfillSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2012-04-18 to 2012-03-12by backfillSource
summary2026-09-25
empty to \Nby backfillSource
Added2026-09-25
First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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