Security News > 2021 > July > University of San Diego Health Says Personal Information Stolen in Data Breach

University of San Diego Health this week revealed that personal information was accessed in a data breach involving unauthorized access to some employee email accounts.

In a substitute notification, UC San Diego Health revealed that an unknown threat actor accessed or acquired the affected data between December 2, 2020 and April 8, 2021.

The compromised data pertained to patients, students and employees, and includes names, addresses, birth dates, email addresses, fax numbers, claims information, lab results, medical identifiers, medical diagnosis, medical information, treatment details, Social Security numbers, government identification numbers, student ID numbers, payment card information, and usernames and passwords.

"There is no evidence that other UC San Diego Health systems were impacted, nor do we have any evidence at this time that the information has been misused," the organization said.

UC San Diego Health has already started notifying the affected students, employees, and patients, where contact details are available.

"This breach is an example of the personal sensitive information that can be violated by outside attackers within healthcare organizations such as medical diagnosis and conditions, medical record numbers, prescription information, social security numbers, financial account information. With such incredibly sensitive data at stake to cyber attackers, healthcare organizations should fortify their security posture," Bugcrowd CTO and founder Casey Ellis said in an emailed comment.

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