SightCare

SightCare, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 637,999 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, drivers’ license or state identification numbers, financial information, diagnoses, medications, health insurance information, claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the 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 and technical safeguards to further protect its sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.