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. 28, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- SightCare, Inc., AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 28, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11090, row:2229)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
SightCare, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 637,999 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, drivers’ license or state identification numbers, financial information, diagnoses, medications, health insurance information, claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and BA provided free credit monitoring and identity restoration services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to further protect its sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.