Penalty Amount
$2,500,000
Consumers Affected
2,100,000
EyeMed Vision Care suffered a data breach in June 2020 due to poor security practices, including shared passwords, exposing personal and medical information of approximately 2.1 million individuals. The multistate settlement imposes a $2.5 million penalty and requires EyeMed to implement enhanced security measures and comply with privacy laws.
EyeMed must comply with state and federal privacy laws, maintain a written Information Security Program, employ a responsible officer, report data breaches immediately, and implement appropriate access controls for sensitive information.
In-house legal teams should review all vendor and business associate agreements where the vendor handles protected health information (PHI) or personal data. Specifically scrutinize clauses related to data security standards (e.g., encryption, access controls, password management), breach notification obligations, HIPAA compliance warranties, and audit rights. Given the settlement's focus on password sharing and deficient security, contracts must mandate specific, enforceable security controls like MFA and prohibit credential sharing. Teams should also verify that Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) under HIPAA and Data Processing Addendums (DPAs) under state laws contain up-to-date security requirements and clearly allocate liability for breaches resulting from vendor negligence.
Entity
EyeMed Vision Care
Industry
HealthcareOfficial Press Release
https://www.njoag.gov/ag-platkin-co-leads-2-5-million-multistate-settlement-with-eyemed-over-data-breach-that-compromised-the-personal-information-of-millions-of-patients/
2023 0516 EyeMed Vision Care LLC
https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases23/2023-0516_EyeMed-Vision-Care-LLC.pdf
New Jersey Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-consumer-affairs/
"EyeMed Vision Care"
"$2.5-million settlement"
"state Consumer Protection Acts"
"state Personal Information Protection Acts"
"federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”)"
"deficiencies in EyeMed’s data security program that contributed to the breach in violation of state consumer protection and personal information protection laws and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”)"
$100K
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$2.0M
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