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 June 17, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, P.A., SC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Network Server, Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- June 17, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12825, row:3964)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 35,498 individuals. The PHI involved included names, X-rays and other treatment-related images, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE updated its data privacy and security policies and procedures, implemented additional technical safeguards, and provided additional training to its workforce.