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Aspen Dental Management

Disclosed Feb 11, 20215 years ago9,620 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Aspen Dental Management, reported that a hard drive that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 9,620 individuals was stolen from its office. The PHI involved included names, dental x-ray images, and medical record numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.

What is known

People affected9,620 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedFeb 11, 2021
DiscoveredMar 22, 2021
HappenedMar 19, 2021
AttackLost or stolen device
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
Oregon DOJ breach notice: Aspen Dental Managementjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice
Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: Aspen Dental Managementin.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Aspen Dental Management (Business Associate, NY)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
Indiana AGresidents of INFeb 11, 20211
Oregon DOJresidents of ORMay 21, 202110,147
HHS archivetotalMay 21, 20219,620

Other breaches at Aspen Dental Management

BreachAffected
Disclosed Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20233 years agoRansomware62K
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to lost-device · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 41 to 9620 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Aspen Dental Management, reported that a hard drive that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 9,620 individuals was stolen from its office. The PHI involved included names, dental x-ray images, and me · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 41 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-05-21 to 2021-02-11 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Oregon DOJ), confirmed by Oregon DOJ. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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