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Breach notice filed by Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC (December 2017)

Organization named: Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Dec. 20, 2017.

Organization as reported
Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC, OR
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
Submission date
Dec. 20, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13963, row:5102)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

An unauthorized individual gained remote access to the covered entity’s (CE) computer network server between August 1, 2017, and December 7, 2017, affecting 871 individuals. The types of protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach included demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained documentation showing that the CE updated and strengthened its password requirements and implemented technical safeguards to reduce the risk of malware infection or hacking. OCR provided technical assistance on HIPAA Security Rule compliance.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 871 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Dec. 20, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13963)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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