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UC San Diego Health

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    UCSD Health announces data breach

    Issue disclosure

    UCSD Health announced a data breach. The article warns that records accessed in the hack could be used to redirect government stimulus payments.

    Company response

    • Investigation — UC San Diego Health

      An investigation — said to be continuing — has discovered that the accounts “contained personal information associated with a subset of our patient, student and employee community.”

    Source excerpt

    • UCSD Health Announces Data Breach
    • The records accessed in this hack could be used to redirect payments from the government.
    • Jul 28, 2021
    Source

  2. 2021

    Scripps Health confirms cyberattack affecting systems

    Issue disclosure

    Scripps Health confirmed that a cyberattack affected many of its systems. The report said its website remained down on Monday afternoon, appointments were rescheduled, and patients were diverted from trauma units to other hospitals.

    Source excerpt

    • Many patients’ appointments needed to be rescheduled due to what happened.
    • Over the weekend, Scripps Health confirmed a cyberattack affected many of their systems.
    • Patients had to be diverted to other hospitals over the weekend. UC San Diego Health was one of those hospitals.
    Source