- State
- OH
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 1,474,000
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
EyeMed Vision Care, a business associate (BA), reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,474,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to protect PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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