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California Oak Valley Hospital District reports data breach


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Oak Valley Hospital District (OVHD) reported a cybersecurity incident and a data breach in which an unauthorized party gained access to sensitive information.

Exposed informaiton include:

  • names,
  • Social Security numbers,
  • medical records,
  • health insurance data.

Unfortunately no details are available about the nature of the breach nor the number of affected individuals.

OVHD initiated an investigation, enlisting a forensic firm after detecting unauthorized network access on July 18, 2023. The investigation concluded that the unauthorized access lasted from April 21, 2023, to July 18, 2023, involving compromised files containing critical billing and healthcare data.

OVHD initiated the distribution of data breach notification letters to affected individuals, detailing the compromised information pertinent to each victim.

California Oak Valley Hospital District reports data breach