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May Eye Care Center

Disclosed Oct 11, 201830,000 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

Ransomware affected the covered entity’s (CE) computer network which contained the protected health information (PHI) of 30,000 individuals, including names, dates of birth, social security numbers, financial information, insurance information, and clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media and also notified law enforcement. Following the breach, the CE implemented stronger password management procedures and additional technical safeguards. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented additional appropriate privacy and security policies.

What is known

People affected30,000 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedOct 11, 2018
AttackHacking
Data exposedNamesHealth
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

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Notices filed

History of this record
Added2026-09-25
First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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