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 16, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Somerset Dental, NV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 16, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9976, row:1115)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Somerset Dental, reported that it was the subject of a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 11,321 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and claims and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.