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Breach notice filed by Steven Yang, D.D.S., INC. (January 2018)

Organization named: Steven Yang, D.D.S., INC. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

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 Jan. 26, 2018.

Organization as reported
Steven Yang, D.D.S., INC., CA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Laptop
Submission date
Jan. 26, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13931, row:5070)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Steven Yang, D.D.S., Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that an intruder burglarized its dental office on January 6, 2018, and stole two laptop computers containing patient information. The breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,202 individuals, including patients’ names, dates of birth, addresses, social security numbers, and claims information. The CE provided breach notification to affected individuals, the media, and HHS. The CE also contacted the police about the incident. During the course of the investigation, OCR confirmed that the CE officially closed on May 16, 2018, and is no longer in business.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 3,202 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Jan. 26, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13931)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Steven Yang, D.D.S., INC. Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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