HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of June 27, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence – San Diego, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 27, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9262, row:401)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence – San Diego reported that multiple employees of its business associate (BA) were the subjects of an email phishing incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 638 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and the BA and CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect PHI.