HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Feb. 13, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- 2020 On-Site Optometry, MA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 13, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14271, row:5410)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), 2020 Onsite Optometry, experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) (specifically, demographic and health appointment information) of 15,400 individuals. Following the incident, the CE blocked the attacker’s access to its information system, changed the system password, upgraded pertinent software, and hired third-parties to assist in responding to the incident and guarding against future incidents. The CE notified affected individuals, the media and HHS in accordance with the Breach Notification Rule. OCR reviewed the CE's relevant policies, procedures and documentation of its privacy and security safeguards as part of this investigation.