- State
- MA
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 3,086
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The business associate (BA), DentaQuest, reported that an employee mistakenly posted a spreadsheet to its website that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 3,086 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The BA notified HHS, the media, the affected individuals, and its covered entity (CE). In response to the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.
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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