- State
- MA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,547
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
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 mitigation efforts, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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