Pennsylvania eye care group reports hacking incident affecting 200,000 patients
A Pennsylvania-based eye care provider, Tri Century Eye Care PC, filed a report with HHS OCR regarding a hacking/IT incident. The filing, submitted on October 31, 2025, indicates that the personal information of 200,000 individuals was compromised. The breach originated from a network server. As a healthcare provider, this entity is a covered entity under HIPAA. Administrators should note this as a significant data security event in the ophthalmology sector. The submission date marks when the report was filed with the government, not necessarily when the incident occurred or was discovered. No further details on the specific data types or remediation steps are provided in this initial filing.