At Console & Associates, our data breach lawyers are closely examining the recent UC San Diego Health data breach. This breach was disclosed following a cyber security incident, which may have affected an unknown number of individuals, potentially exposing sensitive personal information.
A recent report from the Attorney General of California states that the UC San Diego Health was compromised due to a cyber security attack on January 9, 2024. The company learned that through a phishing attack, an unauthorized party accessed certain employee email accounts prompting them to launch an investigation. It was confirmed that the unauthorized party was able to access multiple employee email accounts between January 9, 2024 and January 22, 2024. The unauthorized party was also able to access confidential information stored within the affected email accounts. Data breach letters were sent out by UC San Diego Health on March 8, 2024 informing affected individuals about the nature of the incident and compromised data.
Based out of San Diego, California, UC San Diego Health System is a regional health system that operates UC, San Diego Medical Center, Jacobs Medical Center, East Campus Medical Center, Moores Cancer Center, and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, as well as dozens of clinics in the San Diego area.
How do you know that you were affected by the UC San Diego Health data breach? Usually victims receive a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH in the mail, but the impact of a breach can be felt long before notices are sent to those affected. This can be in the form of fraudulent financial activity and other forms of identity theft.
If you believe you were affected, we encourage you to reach out to our data breach attorneys for a no-cost consultation about your situation, your eligibility to file a data breach class action lawsuit and any compensation that may be available to you.
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