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 June 20, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Alabama Eye & Cataract, P.C., AL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 20, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11364, row:2503)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Alabama Eye & Cataract, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a hacking attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 25,900 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, telephone numbers, and diagnoses and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE severed its business relationship with the BA.