Health Data Breach Tracker/SC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Orangeburg Eye Center

9,000 individuals · submitted June 8, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Orangeburg Eye Center, reported that its business associate (BA) suffered a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 9,000 individuals. The PHI involved included the names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE severed its business relationship with the BA.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Orangeburg Eye Center
State
SC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
9,000
Submission date
June 8, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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