Harvard Eye Associates
Disclosed Feb 8, 20215 years ago29,982 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Harvard Eye Associates, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 29,982 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, medications prescribed, and other clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect ePHI.
What is known
| People affected | 29,982 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Happened | Oct 24, 2020 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Harvard Eye Associatesoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): HARVARD EYE ASSOCIATES (Business Associate, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Feb 8, 2021 | 29,982 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Feb 16, 2021 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 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 29982 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-02-16 to 2021-02-08 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Harvard Eye Associates, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 29,982 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, · 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.