highData breachactive19 Oct 2026
Medi-Cal
970,000 patients' data stolen
What happened
A vendor breach exposed the records of roughly 970,000 Medi-Cal members, including identifiers used for benefits and billing.
Timeline
19 Oct 2026 · 18:00 UTC
Notification
Members begin receiving breach letters.21 Oct 2026 · 09:00 UTC
Scope
970,000 members confirmed.22 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC
Remediation
Free credit monitoring is offered to affected members.
Sources