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 April 10, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Retina & Vitreous of Texas, PLLC, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 10, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10797, row:1936)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Retina & Vitreous of Texas, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 35,766 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, and conditions. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional system monitoring safeguards and enhanced existing technical safeguards.