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 July 28, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- UC Davis Health, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- July 28, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10561, row:1700)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), UC Davis Health, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,201 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.