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 Aug. 16, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 16, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10515, row:1654)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, reported that a software vulnerability affected the protected health information (PHI) of 756 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, diagnoses, and financial information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.