Delta Dental of Virginia
VAPayer
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedDate per source
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · Nov 21, 2025
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)145,918
Breach typeHacking/IT Incident
Location of dataEmail
Business associate involvedNo
HHS submission dateNov 21, 2025
Incident dateMar 21, 2025
Coverage summary: Delta Dental of Virginia, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 126,953 individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the incident and OCR’s investigation, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards. / Employee email account accessed from March 21 to April…
Status history
- ◐CorroboratedDate per source
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Nov 21, 2025
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 145,918 people, Email.Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal
- Coverage published by California AG.Source: California AG
- Coverage published by PR Newswire.Source: PR Newswire
- Coverage published by HIPAA Journal.Source: HIPAA Journal
- Coverage published by SecurityWeek.Source: SecurityWeek
- 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