What Happened?
Recently, Wendy Foster, O.D. discovered that it experienced a data breach in which an unauthorized party may have accessed information stored in its systems. On February 9, 2026, Wendy Foster, O.D. filed an official notice of the incident with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights through the HHS breach reporting portal. Based on publicly available information, the incident is reported to have impacted approximately 20,000 individuals in the United States.
While additional details about the precise method of intrusion and the full scope of the incident are not yet public, the nature of the reporting indicates that the incident involved protected health information. Individuals whose information was potentially compromised in the breach are expected to eventually receive notice from Wendy Foster, O.D., via email or letter.