Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Community Medical Centers (September 2020)

Organization named: Community Medical Centers, Inc. 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Sept. 11, 2020.

Organization as reported: Community Medical Centers, CA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Sept. 11, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12685, row:3824)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Community Medical Centers, reported that its business associate experienced a ransomware attack affecting the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 43,667 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, birthdates, and clinical information, The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

43,667 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Sept. 11, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2020-09-11Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12685)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Community Medical Centers, Inc. Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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