Officials from the Sacramento, Calif.-based system believe the December 2013 incident did not have an identity theft component, and it is unlikely individual messages were read. However, UC Davis officials are notifying several government agencies, including HHS’s Office of Civil Rights, and are taking steps to ensure the security of clinicians’ email accounts, including blocking access to the phishing website and warning employees of the scam.
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