- State
- MI
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 7,873
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Northern Eye Care Associates, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 7,873 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguard to better protect PHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.