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Breach notice filed by Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center (September 2021)

Organization named: Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center 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. 13, 2021.

Organization as reported
Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center, CA
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
Sept. 13, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11909, row:3048)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The business associate (BA), Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 5,441 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, unique client identification numbers, diagnoses, and health insurance and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The BA also provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees. During the investigation, OCR provided the BA with technical assistance.

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

Figures, per source

  • 5,441 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Sept. 13, 2021, 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 11909)
  • 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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