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150,000 Impacted by Madera Community Hospital Data Breach

Madera Community Hospital in California is notifying just over 150,000 individuals that their personal, financial, and medical information was compromised in a data breach.

A not-for-profit community healthcare provider serving Madera County and surrounding areas, Madera Community Hospital provides emergency services, surgical services, acute care, diagnostic imaging, and specialized medical programs.

The incident, the hospital says in an incident notice, occurred in May 2025, when hackers accessed its network for two days and likely exfiltrated certain files.

According to the hospital, after identifying files that were potentially exfiltrated in the attack, it engaged with experts and a data-review firm for analysis.

“We received the data-review results in April 2026 and have been working since then to ensure we have accurate contact information for notifying potentially impacted individuals,” Madera Community Hospital’s notice (PDF) reads.

The impacted data, it says, includes names, contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, account credentials,...

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