Woodlawn Dental Center
Disclosed May 18, 20206 years ago14,419 affectedConfirmed
Woodlawn Dental Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that it suffered a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) 14,419 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. Workforce staff were retrained.
What is known
| People affected | 14,419 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 18, 2020 |
| Happened | Mar 19, 2020 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2020 data breach report: Woodlawn Dental Centerin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Woodlawn Dental Center (Healthcare Provider, OH)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | May 18, 2020 | 9 |
| HHS archivetotal | May 18, 2020 | 14,419 |
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 Woodlawn Dental Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that it suffered a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) 14,419 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Secur · 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.