Hutton & Hale, D.D.S.

Dr. Ann Hale, D.D.S. (Hutton & Hale, D.D.S., Inc.) reported a data breach occurring on May 25, 2020, where an individual gained unauthorized access to databases containing patient personal health information. Affected data included names, addresses, phone numbers, and potentially Social Security Numbers and x-ray data. The organization implemented additional security safeguards and offered identity theft protection services to affected patients.

Hutton & Hale, DDS (CA) reported to HHS OCR on 2020-07-08 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 8,394 individuals. The dental practice was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting ePHI stored on a network server. Compromised data included names, addresses, email addresses, Social Security numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and offered complimentary credit monitoring. Mitigation included additional administrative and security safeguards.

Affected (this filing): 8,394