Dental Center of Northwest Ohio

Dental Center of Northwest Ohio notified NH AG of a ransomware incident at third-party IT vendor Arakyta. Unauthorized access to systems occurred Aug 16–Sep 18, 2018. Data potentially exposed included PHI, SSN, and driver's licenses. 1 NH resident affected. Notification sent Dec 28, 2018.

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.

Dental Center of Northwest Ohio reported to HHS on 2018-12-28 a Hacking/IT Incident (ransomware) affecting 85,874 individuals. The covered entity's business associate was the subject of a ransomware attack. PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers' license and Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. Breached information located on Network Server. The CE ceased operations during OCR's investigation.

Dental Center of Northwest Ohio reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2018-12-28. 3 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.