SightCare
Disclosed Oct 28, 20223 years ago637,999 affectedConfirmed
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.
What is known
| People affected | 637,999 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 28, 2022 |
| Discovered | May 12, 2021 |
| Happened | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Attack | Ransomware |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Nonprofit · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: SightCareoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Washington Attorney General breach notice: SightCareatg.wa.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: SightCarejustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): SightCare (Health Plan, AZ)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Oct 28, 2022 | |
| Washington AGresidents of WA | Oct 28, 2022 | 700 |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Oct 28, 2022 | 637,999 |
| HHS archivetotal | Oct 28, 2022 | 637,999 |
History of this record
- 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 637999 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to 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 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to nonprofit · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to ransomware · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2021-05-12 · 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.