Visionworks of America
Disclosed Oct 10, 20241 year ago39,825 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Visionworks of America reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 39,825 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.
What is known
| People affected | 39,825 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Discovered | Aug 14, 2024 |
| Happened | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: Visionworks of Americajustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Visionworks of America (Healthcare Provider, TX)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Oct 10, 2024 | 39,825 |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Oct 11, 2024 | 39,825 |
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 39825 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2024-10-11 to 2024-10-10 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Visionworks of America reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 39,825 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic inform · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Oregon DOJ), confirmed by Oregon DOJ. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.