Steven Yang, D.D.S

Disclosed Jan 26, 20183,202 affectedConfirmed

Steven Yang, D.D.S., Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that an intruder burglarized its dental office on January 6, 2018, and stole two laptop computers containing patient information. The breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,202 individuals, including patients’ names, dates of birth, addresses, social security numbers, and claims information. The CE provided breach notification to affected individuals, the media, and HHS. The CE also contacted the police about the incident. During the course of the investigation, OCR confirmed that the CE officially closed on May 16, 2018, and is no longer in business.

What is known

People affected	3,202 (as reported to HHS)
Disclosed	Jan 26, 2018
Happened	Jan 6, 2018
Attack	Lost or stolen device
Data exposed	NamesHealth
Sector	Healthcare · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov

California Attorney General breach notice: Steven Yang, D.D.S

Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov

HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Steven Yang, D.D.S (Healthcare Provider, CA)

Notices filed

Residents of CAJan 26, 2018

California AGCount not stated

TotalJan 26, 2018

HHS archive3,202 people

History of this record

sector2026-09-25

other to healthby backfillSource

attack2026-09-25

unknown to lost-deviceby backfillSource

data_types2026-09-25

[] to ["names","health"]by backfillSource

records_basis2026-09-25

empty to hhsby backfillSource

records2026-09-25

empty to 3202by backfillSource

summary2026-09-25

empty to Steven Yang, D.D.S., Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that an intruder burglarized its dental office on January 6, 2018, and stole two laptop computers containing patient information. The breach affected the protected health informatby backfillSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

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

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