San Diego American Indian Health Center Notifies Individuals of Data Breach
SAN DIEGO, California.: August 15, 2022 – San Diego American Indian Health Center (“SDAIHC”), a San Diego based non-profit community health center that provides comprehensive dental, behavioral health, and community wellness services to individuals located in San Diego, CA, has learned of a data security incident that may have involved the data of current and former individuals served by SDAIHC.
On May 5, 2022, SDAIHC discovered it was the victim of a sophisticated cybersecurity attack affecting the digital network. SDAIHC took immediate steps to secure the network environment and engaged cybersecurity experts to assist the with an investigation. The investigation determined that an unknown actor gained access to and obtained data from the SDAIHC network without authorization. After a thorough investigation, on July 22, 2022, it was determined that certain personal information was potentially involved in the incident. SDAIHC then took steps to identify current contact information and to notify affected individuals and to provide complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services.