On August 22, 2016, I received confirmed observation from my electronic medical record provider that their electronic system was case to a malware assault on July 26, 2016. They became aware of the incident on July 27, 2016, and I am informed that they promptly took litigate to secure their systems.I immediately requested further information to understand what happened and to check which, if any, of my patients were affected. On September 14, 2016, i was provided further detail of the events, and learned that the company, Marin Medical praxis Concepts, Inc. (MMPC), experienced a ransomware infection. Ransomware is a type of malware which restricts access to the computer system that it infects, and demands that a ransom live paid to the creator of the malware to remove the restriction. The third party forensic IT firm hired to inquire this incident found no evidence that patient information was viewed, transferred or accessed. However, during the restitution process of their system, MMPC has informed me that one of their backup systems failed causing the loss of consultation notes between July 11, 2016 and July 26, 2016. Given these events, i wanted to notify you of this matter.More Information: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/datahack/reports/sb24-64633