Sutter North Surgery Center

Sutter North Surgery Center in Yuba City, California, experienced a data breach due to an incident involving their vendor, Sightpath Medical. Sightpath Medical, which provides laser and cataract equipment, filed a data breach notice on September 8, 2023, after detecting unusual activity within its computer network on February 9, 2022. The breach resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ sensitive information. However, it is important to note that none of Sutter North Surgery Center’s own computer systems were affected during the incident[1][4].

The investigation into the breach determined that approximately 861 Sutter North Surgery Center patients were impacted by the data security incident. Sightpath Medical completed the review of the compromised files on June 14, 2023, to determine what information was leaked and which consumers were impacted. Data breach notification letters were sent out to affected individuals on September 8, 2023, to inform them of the breach and the information that was compromised[7].

Sightpath Medical has taken steps to secure its systems and has begun working with third-party data security specialists to assist with the investigation. They have also implemented additional safeguards to improve the security of their systems[4].

Citations:

1. https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-news/sutter-north-surgery-center-vendor-hit-with-data-breach.html
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5. https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/Template%20Letter%20-%20Sightpath.pdf
6. https://www.sacbee.com
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