HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Aug. 9, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Dental Specialists of Minnesota, PLLC dba The Dental Specialists, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 9, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9763, row:902)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Dental Specialists of Minnesota, dba The Dental Specialists, reported that several employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 38,442 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses. dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, social security numbers, financial information, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided security awareness training to its workforce and enhanced its access controls to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.