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 Aug. 8, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Harris Eye Care, MI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 8, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10538, row:1677)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Harris Eye Care, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 6,267 individuals. The PHI included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ licenses and social security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. The CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.