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 May 1, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Summit Eye & Optical, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 1, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10763, row:1902)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Summit Eye & Optical, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,727 individuals. The PHI involved included diagnoses, and potentially Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided identity monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.