Fairfield County Implants & Periodontics
Disclosed Apr 15, 20224 years ago10,502 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Fairfield County Implants and Periodontics reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 10,502 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, medications, diagnoses, and claims and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Employees were retrained on email security.
What is known
| People affected | 10,502 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 15, 2022 |
| Happened | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Government · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2022 data breach report: Fairfield County Implants & Periodonticsin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Fairfield County Implants and Periodontics (Healthcare Provider, CT)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Apr 15, 2022 | 2 |
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 19, 2022 | 10,502 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Fairfield County Implants and Periodontics reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 10,502 individuals. The PHI involved include · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Indiana AG), confirmed by Indiana AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.