El Camino Health employee account breach exposes patient information
Four El Camino Health employees’ Microsoft 365 accounts in the United States were compromised, and stored documents were copied or downloaded. Exposed information included patients’ names, contact details, Social Security numbers, and diagnosis and treatment information, with some patients’ bank account information also affected. Reports of potential litigation and legal investigations related to the breach followed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- El Camino Health
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Patient information stored in four employee accounts
- Cause / method
- Compromise of four employee Microsoft 365 accounts and copying or downloading of stored documents
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- The compromise of four El Camino Health employee accounts, the exposure of patient information, and potential related litigation became known.
- Reports indicated that the exposed patient information included diagnosis and treatment information and some bank account information.
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