Idaho State University Dental Hygiene
IDPractice
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedNot reached
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · Aug 13, 2020
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)543
Breach typeUnauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of dataEmail
Business associate involvedNo
HHS submission dateAug 13, 2020
Incident dateNot stated in filing
Coverage summary: Idaho State University Dental Hygiene, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently sent an email containing the email addresses of 543 individuals that were unmasked. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards and retrained its staff. During the investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical…
Status history
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Aug 13, 2020
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 543 people, Email.Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal
- Record retrieved and matched by DDSBreach.Source: HHS OCR archive
What this means
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you didn't receive, and consider a free credit freeze with the three bureaus.
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record. Confirm your own backups, remote access and email protections with your IT
provider.
Change log
2026-11-01 · Record created from public sources