Center for Sight & Hearing
Disclosed Apr 18, 20197 years ago5,319 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Center for Sight & Hearing, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,319 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.
What is known
| People affected | 5,319 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 18, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Center for Sight & Hearing (Healthcare Provider, IL)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 18, 2019 | 5,319 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.