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 April 8, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Knowles Smith & Associates, d/b/a Village Family Dental, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 8, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9984, row:1123)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Knowles Smith & Associates dba Village Family Dental, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 240,214 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, patient identification numbers, email addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.