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 Oct. 26, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Northwest Eye Surgeons, P.C. and Sight Partners LLC, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 26, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12561, row:3700)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entities (CEs), Northwest Eye Surgeons, PC, and Sight Partners, LLC, reported that they experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 20,838 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial information, and clinical information. The CEs notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CEs also established a complimentary phone number for questions and concerns and provided credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CEs strengthened their technical safeguards and retrained staff.