Cyber Attack on Simon Eye, DE

According to sources, Simon Eye (a Medical organization in Delaware) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2021-09-17.

Simon Eye notifies more than 144,000 patients after hacker accessed employee email accounts

“-"On or about June 8, 2021, Simon Eye initially became aware of suspicious activity related to certain employee email accounts. " -" This investigation determined that there was unauthorized access to certain employee email accounts from May 12, 2021 to May 18, 2021. Our investigation revealed that the unauthorized third party attempted to engage in wire transfer and invoice manipulation attacks against the company, none of which were successful." -"The information that may have been impacted by this incident could have included one or more of the following: an individuals’ name; medical history; treatment or diagnosis information; health information; health insurance information, including policy and/or subscriber information; insurance application and/or claims information; and for a smaller number of individuals it may have included their Social Security number, date of birth, and/or financial account information. Importantly, to date, we have no evidence of any misuse of any data as a result of this incident." -"'Simon Eye takes the confidentiality, privacy, and security of information in our care seriously. Upon discovery, we immediately reset user passwords, implemented additional data security protocols and commenced an investigation to confirm the nature and scope of the incident. "“