Georgia based Milan Eye Center reports data breach
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Milan Eye Center, an Alpharetta, Georgia based eye care provider reported a data breach incident involving a third party vendor.
The breach didn't directly affect Milan Eye Center's IT network, confidential patient information was exposed due to a breach at a third-party vendor iMedicWare, Inc. On December 9, 2022, Milan Eye Center received a notification indicating certain patient data had been compromised.
On July 24, 2023, Milan Eye Center confirmed that an unauthorized party had gained access to specific historical patient records maintained by iMedicWare between May 18, 2020, and July 23, 2020.
No details are provided about the nature of the breach nor the number of affected individuals.
The breach resulted in the compromise of patient information held by Milan Eye Center. The compromised data included sensitive details such as patients
- names,
- Social Security numbers,
- addresses,
- phone numbers,
- insurance information,
- health records.
- service locations
- dates of service
On August 23, 2023, Milan Eye Center initiated the distribution of data breach letters to individuals directly affected by the recent security incident. These letters are anticipated to outline the specific information that was compromised for each victim.
