SARC recommends that individuals enroll in the services provided and follow the recommendations contained within the notification letter to ensure their information is protected. The notification letter to the potentially impacted individuals includes steps that they can take to protect their information and offer them access to complimentary identity monitoring and protection services. However, presently, SARC has no evidence indicating misuse of this information. Therefore, SARC, out of an abundance of caution, SARC is providing notification to all potentially impacted individuals on August 27, 2021, regardless of the information not being subject to unauthorized access and or acquisition. However, SARCвЂ™s investigation could not confirm the specific information potentially obtained and or accessed. SARC believes that the vast majority of impacted individualвЂ™s personal information was not obtained. On August 2, 2021, SARC concluded its initial investigation and determined the incident involved personal and protected health information. Further, SARC immediately engaged cybersecurity attorneys and third-party forensic experts to conduct a thorough investigation of the incident's nature and scope, assist in the remediation efforts, and contacted and filed a report with the FBI. After discovering the incident, SARC quickly took steps to secure and safely restore its systems and operations. On July 5, 2021, SARC discovered that they were the victim of a sophisticated ransomware attack and encryption event. As such, SARC sent notification of this incident to potentially impacted individuals and is providing resources to assist them.

SARC announced today that it experienced a data breach that may involve the personal and protected health information of some individuals it serves. SAN JOSE, Calif., August 27, 2021-( BUSINESS WIRE)-Working with the California Department of Developmental Services, San Andreas Regional Center ('SARC') provides advocacy, services, and support for individuals with developmental disabilities.

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