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Breach notice filed by Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego (May 2020)

Organization named: Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 May 29, 2020.

Organization as reported
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, CA
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
May 29, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12864, row:4003)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 36,205 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following OCR’s investigation, the CE revised its policy and procedures, retrained its workforce members, and implemented new technical safeguards.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 36,205 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date May 29, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12864)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

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    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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