Almeida Law Group is investigating a data breach at Silver Summit Medical Corporation. The breach occurred on November 27th, 2025. If you were affected, contact Almeida Law Group.
About Silver Summit Medical Corporation
Silver Summit Medical Corporation is a medical group based in Bakersfield, California, incorporated in 1991. It operates under two doing-business-as names: Digestive Disease Center, located at 1408 Commercial Way, which focuses on gastroenterology, colonoscopy, and endoscopy; and Heart Vascular & Leg Center, located at 5020 Commerce Drive, which provides comprehensive cardiovascular and wound care services. The corporation also operates a Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery center. Because the organization handles personal and protected health information as part of patient care, the exposure of such data carries particular risks for affected individuals.
What Happened?
Silver Summit Medical Corporation was listed in a California Attorney General sample breach notice filed on August 19th, 2026. According to the notice, on or about July 20th, 2026, SSMC learned that a cybersecurity event at an unnamed third-party vendor had affected personal or protected health information that SSMC had shared with that vendor. The unauthorized acquisition of data from the vendor’s systems occurred between November 27th, 2025 and November 30th, 2025. This was not a direct attack on SSMC’s own systems. The notice confirms that affected individuals’ names were involved; additional data types appear to have been listed on a per-individual basis in personalized letters but are not visible in the published sample notice. SSMC is offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Cyberscout, a TransUnion company.
There is an approximately eight-month gap between the breach window in November 2025 and the consumer notification in August 2026. SSMC states it did not learn of the vendor incident until approximately July 20th, 2026, and sent notices roughly one month after that discovery. No ransomware group has been publicly linked to this incident, and no class action litigation has been reported as of August 19th, 2026.
Key Facts at a Glance
- Company or Organization: Silver Summit Medical Corporation (dba Digestive Disease Center and Heart Vascular & Leg Center)
- Industry: Healthcare – Gastroenterology, Cardiovascular Disease, Ambulatory Surgery
- Location: Bakersfield, California
- Incident type: Third-party vendor cybersecurity event; unauthorized data acquisition
- Date of breach: November 27th, 2025
- Date breach discovered: July 20th, 2026
- Date of consumer notification: August 19th, 2026
- Identity theft protection offered: 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration through Cyberscout (TransUnion)
- Source: California Attorney General sample breach notice; healthcare4ppl.com
What Should You Do?
If you received a notice from Silver Summit Medical Corporation, enroll in the complimentary 12-month Cyberscout credit monitoring service as soon as possible using the enrollment information provided in your letter. You should also consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion to help prevent unauthorized credit from being opened in your name. Review your account statements and credit reports closely for any suspicious activity. You are entitled to one free credit report per year from each of the three major bureaus through AnnualCreditReport.com or by calling 1-877-322-8228. Because protected health information may have been involved, review your Explanation of Benefits statements and any medical records for services you did not receive or authorize. If you discover signs of identity theft, report them and get a recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.
Your Legal Rights
If your personal or health information was involved in this breach, you may have legal rights depending on the facts of the incident and the law in your state. Almeida Law Group represents consumers in data breach and privacy litigation and can help you evaluate whether you may have a claim. Contact us at (708) 529-5418 or through our contact page for a free case evaluation.
