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 Oct. 10, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Tower Clock Eye Center, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 10, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9664, row:803)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Tower Clock Eye Center, reported that multiple employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 10,737 individuals. The PHI involved names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, conditions, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.