Breach Of Gold Coast Health Plan Exposes Health Data Of Tens Of Thousands Of Clients
The attackers compromised one of its employee’s email accounts and obtained unauthorized access to the emails sent to that account between June 18, 2018 and Aug. 1, 2018, Gold Coast Health Plan said.
Ventura County Star:
Gold Coast Health Plan Warns Of Data Breach
Gold Coast Health Plan said about 37,000 clients’ health information may have gotten into crooks’ hands due to a data breach. Potentially affected by the breach are clients whose claim information was sent by email. The data included health plan ID numbers, dates of medical service, and in some cases, names, dates of birth and medical procedure codes, Gold Coast said Friday in a news release. (10/6)
In other news from across the state —
KPBS:
SDSU To Offer Meningococcal Vaccines After County Declares Campus Outbreak
San Diego State University will offer vaccines against meningococcal B to students Friday in response to a recent outbreak on the school's campus. County health officials declared a meningococcal outbreak after a pair of undergraduate students at SDSU were hospitalized in September with meningococcal symptoms. (Burks, 10/5)
The Associated Press:
California Wildfire Victims Say Cleanup Crews Add To Woes
One year after a devastating series of wildfires ripped through Northern California wine country, destroying thousands of homes, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' first experience cleaning up after a wildfire has turned into an expensive bureaucratic mess and California's top emergency official suspects fraud played a role. (10/8)