Sonoma County Indian Health Project
Disclosed Mar 30, 20188 years ago662 affectedConfirmed
On March 8, 2018, a former workforce member sent an email containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 662 individuals to her personal email. The types of ePHI involved included demographic and clinical information. The covered entity (CE) provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. It also notified the State Attorney General and Department of Public Health and offered complimentary credit monitoring. The CE retrained all workforce members on the issues raised in the breach. OCR provided substantial technical assistance to the CE and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.
What is known
| People affected | 662 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 30, 2018 |
| Happened | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Sonoma County Indian Health Projectoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Sonoma County Indian Health Project (Healthcare Provider, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 30, 2018 | 662 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Apr 2, 2018 |
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 662 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2018-04-02 to 2018-03-30 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to On March 8, 2018, a former workforce member sent an email containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 662 individuals to her personal email. The types of ePHI involved included demographic and clinical inf · 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.