Brodhead Dental Center
PAPractice
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedNot reached
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · Dec 19, 2016
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)5,872
Breach typeHacking/IT Incident
Location of dataDesktop
Business associate involvedNo
HHS submission dateDec 19, 2016
Incident dateNot stated in filing
Coverage summary: A dentist with the covered entity (CE), Brodhead Dental Center, encountered a suspicious pop-up window on his work computer while he was online making a personal transaction. There is no indication that any patients’ protected health information (PHI) was accessed as a result of this incident. Following this incident, the CE adopted encryption technology, improved password security, updated its security plan, and…
Status history
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Dec 19, 2016
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 5,872 people, Desktop.Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal
- Record retrieved and matched by DDSBreach.Source: HHS OCR archive
What this means
If you're a patientLook for a notice letter from the practice. Watch insurance statements for services
you didn't receive, and consider a free credit freeze with the three bureaus.
If you run a practiceCheck whether you share software, IT providers or billing vendors named in this
record. Confirm your own backups, remote access and email protections with your IT
provider.
Change log
2026-11-01 · Record created from public sources