MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)MinorMediumContained

Dental Center of Northwest Ohio

bd_751eccc5856a8d4e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 1, 2018

Filed

Dec 28, 2018

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Dental Center of Northwest Ohio →

Dental Center of Northwest Ohio notified individuals of a ransomware incident affecting its IT vendor, Arakyta. Systems containing patient data were potentially accessible from Aug 16 to Sep 18, 2018. Data involved included names, addresses, and minor dependent info. No evidence of misuse found. Kroll identity monitoring offered.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Incident timeline

undetected · 16 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 118 days

Aug 16, 2018

Begins

Sep 1, 2018

Discovered

Dec 28, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_b274e01e564cdd6e2018-12-28Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c4226d5ff187b3432018-12-28Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_74a3004a1bf1b1272019-01-02 · +5dVerified

Name: Dental Center of Northwest Ohio
norm: dental center of northwest ohio

Name: Dental Center of Northwest Ohio
norm: dental center of northwest ohio
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Sep 1, 2018
Breach occurred: Aug 16, 2018 – Sep 18, 2018
Undetected for: 16 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Minor
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notifying relevant regulators
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of incident
Working with third-party computer experts
Taking steps to implement additional safeguards
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Notifying relevant regulators
Providing you with access to twelve months (12) of Fraud Consultation and Identity Theft Restoration services from Kroll at no cost to you
Changes made: Implement additional safeguards
Review policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(118 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

HHS OCRDec 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 28 · first

Montana State AGDec 28 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Dec 28 (OH), last Jan 2 (NH) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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.

Source URL: https://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Dental-Center-of-Northwest-Ohio.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 28, 2018
Raw hash: 5b38809f74cbf6c9f2f80654234f8e14d0a8c6cb00cb8eba89c8c3e6be61d4c9

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDental Center of Northwest Ohio

Victim entityDental Center of Northwest Ohio

Incidentdiscovered Sep 1, 2018

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into the nature and scope of incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov