HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Oct. 24, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Wheatland Dental Care, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Other
- Submission date
- Oct. 24, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13159, row:4298)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Wheatland Dental, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 955 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to protect its PHI.