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Volunteers of America Southwest California
ArchivedSubmitted 01/14/2022
Updated 22 hours ago ()
- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,300
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Volunteers of America Southwest California, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,300 individuals. The PHI involved included names and vaccination records. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
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
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