DisclosureLens
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Howard University College of Dentistry

bd_47c8798b36541df1 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 23, 2021

To disclose

—

Affected

80,915

Confidence

98%
Full breach record for Howard University College of Dentistry →

Howard University College of Dentistry (DC) reported to HHS on 2021-11-23 a ransomware attack affecting the PHI of 80,915 individuals. Breached information located in Electronic Medical Records included dental record numbers, dates of service, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified
⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window unknown

Nov 23, 2021

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed80,915 affectedView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.