• October 2025 •

Watsonville Community Hospital Data Breach

Last Updated on October 17, 2025

If you received a notice that your information was compromised, you may be able to start a class action to collect money for the harm you’ve suffered.

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At A Glance

What's Going On?: Attorneys need to hear from people affected by the Watsonville Community Hospital data breach as they investigate whether a class action lawsuit can be filed.
What You Can Do: If you got a letter or email about the data breach, fill out the form on this page to learn more about the investigation and how you can help.
Does This Cost Anything?: It costs nothing to get in touch or to talk to someone about your rights.
What Can I Get?: If filed and successful, a class action lawsuit could provide consumers with money for any harm resulting from the breach.

Watsonville Community Hospital Data Breach: Lawsuit Investigation

Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether a class action lawsuit can be filed in light of the Watsonville Community Hospital data breach.

As part of their investigation, they need to hear from individuals who received a notice stating they were impacted.

Watsonville Community Hospital Security Incident: What Happened?

Watsonville Community Hospital, which serves California’s Pajaro Valley and Central Coast regions, is providing notice to individuals impacted by a data security incident involving personal and health information.

After detecting suspicious activity in its computer network on November 29, 2024, the hospital, which is based in Watsonville, California, took parts of its system offline and opened an investigation. The inquiry found that an unknown party had gained access to a limited portion of the network between November 25 and November 30, 2024 and accessed or downloaded certain files without authorization.

A review to identify the contents of the impacted files and those affected was completed on or about September 22, 2025.

A notice posted on the facility’s website reports that while impacted information varies by individual, the Watsonville Community Hospital data breach may have compromised names, addresses, medical record numbers, full or partial Social Security numbers, dates of birth, tax ID numbers, driver’s license or other government ID numbers, passport numbers, financial account or payment card information, access credentials, birth certifications, clinical or treatment data, medical procedure or prescription information, provider names and health insurance details.

What You Can Do After the Watsonville Community Hospital Data Breach

If your information was exposed in the data breach, attorneys want to hear from you. You may be able to start a class action lawsuit to recover compensation for loss of privacy, time spent dealing with the breach, out-of-pocket costs, and more.

A successful case could also force Watsonville Community Hospital to ensure it takes proper steps to protect the information it was entrusted with.

Got a notice about the Watsonville Community Hospital data breach? Fill out the form on this page today.