Phishing Scam at UC Davis Exposes Data for 1,800 Patients

The Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health System is in the process of notifying approximately 1,800 patients that e-mails containing their personal or medical information may have been compromised by an internet phishing scam that affected three UC Davis clinicians in mid-December.

The Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health System is in the process of notifying approximately 1,800 patients that e-mails containing their personal or medical information may have been compromised by an internet phishing scam that affected three UC Davis clinicians in mid-December.

The breach does not appear to have an identity-theft component, nor does it include access to the electronic health records (EHRs) of patients or their personal financial information, UC Davis officials say.

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