Erskine Family Dentistry (Indiana) reported to HHS on 2013-05-21 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 2,723 individuals. A malicious email containing a virus was opened on a practice desktop computer, affecting computers storing PHI. PHI involved included patients' names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, claims information, and treatment information. The CE confirmed the virus did not penetrate encrypted PHI programs, wiped all affected machines, installed a new antivirus tool, stored PHI only in encrypted programs, retrained staff, and notified HHS, media, and affected individuals.
Affected (this filing): 2,723