HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Jan. 17, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Asheville Eye Associates, PLLC, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 17, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9479, row:618)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Asheville Eye Associates, PLLC, discovered a ransomware attack and intrusion into its system that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 327,756 individuals. The PHI involved clinical, demographic, and treatment information The CE provided breach notification to the affected individuals, the media, the HHS Secretary, and posted substitute breach notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE reset all passwords, installed additional endpoint detection measures, increased its monitoring for cyberattacks, and implemented additional cybersecurity training requirements for staff.