147,116 Americans Hit by Massive Data Breach – Firm Says Unknown Attacker May Have Exposed Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers and More - The Daily Hodl

A major cybersecurity incident at a healthcare firm may have exposed the sensitive personal and health records of more than 100,000 Americans.

In a new filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, North Carolina-based optical care firm Asheville Eye Associates says it discovered a serious data breach affecting 147,116 people.

In a statement, the firm says that an unknown attacker breached its systems and siphoned patient data from its network, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical treatment reports and health insurance records.

“On January 31, 2025, Asheville Eye Associates (AEA) notified individuals that it had detected and stopped a network security incident. An unauthorized party gained access to our network and acquired certain files from our systems. We quickly engaged third-party specialists to assist us with securing the network environment and investigating the incident.

Since that time, AEA has completed a comprehensive review and investigation of the potentially affected records and systems. Through that subsequent investigation, which concluded on April 14, 2025, we identified additional individuals whose personal information was contained in the affected records.”

Asheville Eye Associates is a firm specializing in ophthalmology services, offering cataract surgery, laser surgery for glaucoma and diabetes, LASIK and other procedures to treat ophthalmic disorders.

The firm says it abruptly sent letters of notification to impacted individuals to provide more information about the cybersecurity incident, while offering access to free credit monitoring services to people whose Social Security numbers were compromised.

For now, Asheville Eye Associates says it has not detected any instance of identity theft related to the data breach.

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