EyeMed Vision Care
Disclosed Sep 28, 20205 years ago1,474,000 affectedConfirmed
EyeMed Vision Care, a business associate (BA), reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,474,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to protect PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
What is known
| People affected | 1,474,000 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Sep 28, 2020 |
| Discovered | Jul 1, 2020 |
| Happened | Jun 24, 2020 |
| Attack | Phishing |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: EyeMed Vision Careoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Washington Attorney General breach notice: EyeMed Vision Careatg.wa.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: EyeMed Vision Carejustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): EyeMed Vision Care (Business Associate, OH)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Sep 28, 2020 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Sep 28, 2020 | 1,474,000 |
| Washington AGresidents of WA | Oct 12, 2020 | 19,625 |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Oct 12, 2020 | 547,370 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 1474000 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to EyeMed Vision Care, a business associate (BA), reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,474,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to phishing · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2020-07-01 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.