Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants
Disclosed May 19, 20233 years ago36,275 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants, reported that its business associate (BA) suffered two cyber-attack which affected the protected health information (PHI) of 36,275 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, treatment information, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. The CE has closed its practice and is no longer in business; the investigation was therefore closed.
What is known
| People affected | 36,275 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 19, 2023 |
| Happened | Nov 13, 2021 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Vermont Attorney General: 2023-05-22 Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2023 data breach report: Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultantsin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants (Healthcare Provider, MA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | May 19, 2023 | 14 |
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | May 22, 2023 | |
| HHS archivetotal | May 26, 2023 | 36,275 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants, reported that its business associate (BA) suffered two cyber-attack which affected the protected health information (PHI) of 36,275 individuals. The PHI involved included names · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 36275 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2023-05-22 to 2023-05-19 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · occurred: empty to 2021-11-13 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Vermont AG), confirmed by Vermont AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.