Health Data Breach Tracker/RI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Dr. Scott B. Klimaj, DMD

1,558 individuals · submitted October 21, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Dr. Scott B. Klimaj, DMD, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,558 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information and medical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained on obligations to protect and secure PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Dr. Scott B. Klimaj, DMD
State
RI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,558
Submission date
October 21, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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