Newton Centre Dental
MAPractice
- Claim reportedNot reached
- CorroboratedNot reached
- Regulator filing locatedHHS · Mar 12, 2024
- Enforcement actionNot reached
People affected (as filed)2,547
Breach typeHacking/IT Incident
Location of dataEmail
Business associate involvedNo
HHS submission dateMar 12, 2024
Incident dateNot stated in filing
Coverage summary: Newton Centre Dental, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee of its business associate was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,547 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, claims and health insurance information, and other treatment information. In its…
Status history
- ▣Regulator filing locatedHHS · Mar 12, 2024
Timeline
- Breach report filed with HHS OCR: 2,547 people, Email.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