UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center
Disclosed Mar 8, 20242 years ago1,642 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Medical Center, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,642 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers, health insurance information, treatment cost information, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
What is known
| People affected | 1,642 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Happened | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Centeroag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): UC San Diego Health Hillcrest- Hillcrest Medical Center (Healthcare Provider, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Mar 8, 2024 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 8, 2024 | 1,642 |
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 1642 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Medical Center, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,642 individuals. The · 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.
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