Southern California hospital reports hacker breached center computers and had access to personal data

The University of California’s San Diego Moore’s Cancer Center is notifying over 30,000 patients that their information could be at risk after a hacker had accessed their computer.

Although most patient information did not contain Social Security information, it did include names, addresses and treatments. Their personal medical records are stored on a separate server and have not been accessed.

It appears as though the information was not viewed, as there is no evidence showing it was, but either way, the Southern California hospital is taking the correct precautions by notifying their patients of the recent data breach. They are encouraged to monitor their credit for suspicious activities, even though the threat of identity theft is slim.

As of right now, authorities are still investigating the situation.