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 1, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Smile Solutions, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 1, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11413, row:2552)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Smile Solutions, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 8,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and provided its employees with security awareness training.