Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

The May Eye Care Center

30,000 individuals · submitted October 11, 2018

About this report

Ransomware affected the covered entity’s (CE) computer network which contained the protected health information (PHI) of 30,000 individuals, including names, dates of birth, social security numbers, financial information, insurance information, and clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media and also notified law enforcement. Following the breach, the CE implemented stronger password management procedures and additional technical safeguards. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented additional appropriate privacy and security policies.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
The May Eye Care Center
State
PA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
30,000
Submission date
October 11, 2018
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Desktop Computer, Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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