Healthcare Provider · Archived
Knowles Smith & Associates, d/b/a Village Family Dental
240,214 individuals · submitted April 8, 2024
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Knowles Smith & Associates dba Village Family Dental, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 240,214 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, patient identification numbers, email addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Knowles Smith & Associates, d/b/a Village Family Dental
- State
- NC
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 240,214
- Submission date
- April 8, 2024
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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