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 Sept. 13, 2016.
- Organization as reported
- King of Prussia Dental Associates, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 13, 2016
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14423, row:5562)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
King of Prussia Dental Associates’ network server was hacked. The breach affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 16,768 individuals and included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and addresses, as well as clinical information. The covered entity (CE) provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE strengthened its technical safeguards, including its firewalls and anti-virus protection. OCR reviewed the CE's risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Rule. The CE provided OCR with assurances it would continue to strengthen its technical safeguards.