Superior Dental Care
Disclosed Mar 25, 20197 years ago38,300 affectedConfirmed
Superior Dental Care, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 41,768 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, claims data, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented new administrative and technical safeguards to protect the privacy of its ePHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
What is known
| People affected | 38,300 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 25, 2019 |
| Discovered | Feb 11, 2019 |
| Happened | Dec 21, 2018 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2019 data breach report: Superior Dental Carein.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Superior Dental Caremaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Superior Dental Care (Health Plan, OH)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Mar 25, 2019 | 778 |
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Mar 25, 2019 | 2 |
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 25, 2019 | 38,260 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn"] to ["names","ssn","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Superior Dental Care, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 41,768 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, ad · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","ssn"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2019-02-11 · 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.