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Valley Mountain Regional Center

ArchivedSubmitted 11/09/2021
State
CA
Covered entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
17,197
Business associate present
Yes
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

Valley Mountain Regional Center, a business associate (BA), reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 17,197 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and addresses. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the BA strengthened its technical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA.

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.

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