Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating AltaMed Health Services Corporation (“AltaMed”) regarding its recent data breach. The AltaMed data breach involved sensitive personal information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION:
AltaMed is a provider of health care services for communities in California. Founded in 1969, AltaMed’s network offers services for commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid populations, including primary medical and dental care, senior programs, behavioral health support, and pharmacy services.2 Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, AltaMed employs over 1,000 individuals.3
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, AltaMed reported to the Attorney General of California that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its care may have been compromised.1 According to the breach notice, on August 9, 2024, AltaMed found unusual activity in its computer systems.1 As a result, AltaMed launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, AltaMed confirmed that an unauthorized individual gained access to an email account between August 5 and August 9, 2024. As a result, AltaMed began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s License number
- Passport number
- Date of birth
- Phone number
- Email address
- Medical information (e.g., medical record numbers, doctors, diagnoses, medicines, test results, images, care and treatment)
- Health insurance information (e.g., health plans/policies, insurance companies, member/group ID numbers, Medicaid-Medicare-government payor ID numbers)
As a result of the data breach, AltaMed posted a notice of the incident on its website. Additionally, on June 13, 2025, AltaMed began sending breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the website breach notice, AltaMed is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted. A link to the form breach notification that AltaMed posted to its website is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from AltaMed Health Services Corporation:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
