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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
ArchivedSubmitted 08/22/2022
Updated 19 hours ago ()
- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 236,000
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 236,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, financial information, and other treatment information. Upon discovering the breach, the CE took steps to secure its network and investigated the breach incident. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. It also implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. As part of the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.