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UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center

Disclosed Mar 8, 20242 years ago1,642 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

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 affected1,642 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedMar 8, 2024
HappenedJan 9, 2024
AttackHacking
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
California AGresidents of CAMar 8, 2024
HHS archivetotalMar 8, 20241,642
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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