Nationwide Optometry
Disclosed Oct 28, 20223 years ago73,073 affectedConfirmed
Nationwide Optometry, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 73,073 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, drivers’ license or state identification numbers, financial and claims information, diagnoses, medications, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and BA provided free credit monitoring and identity restoration services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.
What is known
| People affected | 73,073 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 28, 2022 |
| Discovered | Oct 17, 2022 |
| Happened | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Nationwide Optometryoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: Nationwide Optometryjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Vermont Attorney General: 2022 10 28 Nationwide Optometry Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Nationwide Optometry (Healthcare Provider, AZ)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Oct 28, 2022 | |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Oct 28, 2022 | 584,023 |
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Oct 28, 2022 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Oct 28, 2022 | 73,073 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Nov 30, 2022 |
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 73073 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Nationwide Optometry, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 73,073 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, date · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2022-10-28-nationwide-optometry-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2022-10-17 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2022-11-30 to 2022-10-28 · 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.