- State
- MA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,547
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Newton Centre Dental, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee of its business associate was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,547 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, claims and health insurance information, and other treatment information. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.