Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Carter and Hoff Dentistry

7,000 individuals · submitted July 1, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Carter and Hoff Dentistry, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 7,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, x-rays, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and provided HIPAA related training to its employees.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Carter and Hoff Dentistry
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
7,000
Submission date
July 1, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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