Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health (September 2024)

Organization named: County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health 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 Sept. 5, 2024.

Organization as reported: County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, CA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Sept. 5, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9718, row:857)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,334 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

2,334 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Sept. 5, 2024, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2024-09-05Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 9718)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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