Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Wake Family Eye Care

14,221 individuals · submitted July 14, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Wake Family Eye Care, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 14,221 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, optical images, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Wake Family Eye Care
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
14,221
Submission date
July 14, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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