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California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence – High Desert
ArchivedSubmitted 06/27/2025
- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 17,250
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence, the covered entity (CE) reported that employees of its business associate (BA) were the targets of an email phishing scheme that impacted the protected health information (PHI) of 17,250 individuals. The PHI involved demographic, financial, and treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media on behalf of the CE. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect sensitive data.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.