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Breach notice filed by Wake Family Eye Care (July 2023)

Organization named: Wake Family Eye Care Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 July 14, 2023.

Organization as reported
Wake Family Eye Care, NC
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
July 14, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10598, row:1737)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Wake Family Eye Care, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 14,221 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, optical images, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 14,221 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date July 14, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10598)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Wake Family Eye Care Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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