Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Dental Center of Westport Group LLC (June 2021)

Organization named: Dental Center of Westport Group 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 June 28, 2021.

Organization as reported: Dental Center of Westport Group LLC, CT
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: June 28, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12048, row:3187)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Dental Center of Westport Group, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,175 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, and claims and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

2,175 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date June 28, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2021-06-28Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12048)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Dental Center of Westport Group LLC Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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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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