OREGONHackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountLowResolved

Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 20, 2017

To disclose

—

Affected

871

Confidence

95%

Full breach record for Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC →

Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC (OR) reported to HHS OCR on 2017-12-20 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 871 individuals. An unauthorized individual gained remote access to the CE's network server between August 1 and December 7, 2017. PHI involved included demographic, clinical, and financial information. Breached info located on Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, and Network Server. CE strengthened password requirements and implemented technical safeguards. OCR provided HIPAA Security Rule technical assistance.

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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

Aug 1, 2017

Begins

Dec 20, 2017

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed871 affectedView incident

Name: Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC
norm: absolute dental hygiene
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC
norm: absolute dental hygiene
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Aug 1, 2017 – Dec 7, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 871nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computerElectronic medical recordNetwork server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1133 External Remote Services
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR notified; technical assistance provided on HIPAA Security Rule compliance
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Updated and strengthened password requirements
Implemented technical safeguards to reduce risk of malware infection or hacking
Changes made: Password policy strengthened
Technical safeguards implemented against malware and hacking
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: not extracted → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Dec 20, 2017
Raw hash: 399651ab21fe8d55f03fdbe4b7a264310b6d0f6faafa127741e1b9c2cc4e30b8

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Reporting entityAbsolute Dental Hygiene, LLC

Victim entityAbsolute Dental Hygiene, LLC

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseUpdated and strengthened password requirements

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing