Sightcare Inc. is a nonprofit optometric corporation offering services throughout the state of Arizona. The company provides service to more than 500,000 patients and deals with the majority of its patients in Maricopa and Pinal counties. The company started in 1995 and delivers competitive eyecare rates through its extensive network of doctors.
An unauthorized individual or group accessed the confidential files on the U.S. Vision data servers for nearly a month. During that time, countless files were accessed, and many could have been copied as well. Many of the files belonged to Sightcare Inc. patients.
The Sightcare breach occurred on October 28, 2022.
The Sightcare breach impacts a large number of patients using Sightcare Inc. for vision services. It's also possible that it impacted other patients whose data is kept in the U.S. Vision servers as well.
There is no specific file account associated with this data breach. It's possible that hundreds of thousands of patients could be impacted by the breach since Sightcare works with more than 500,000 patients throughout Arizona. It's important to monitor your credit closely if you received a letter from Sightcare Inc. Potentially impacted customers can get 12 months or 24 months of credit monitoring services for free from Sightcare Inc. or U.S. Vision.