Compton & Broomhead Dental Center

Compton and Broomhead Dental Center (C&B Dental Center), located in Indiana, experienced a cyberattack on October 8, as reported by DataBreaches.net. The attackers claimed to have exfiltrated patient data from the center. Despite the breach, there was no incident reported on the Health and Human Services (HHS) public breach tool or on the Indiana Attorney General’s Office breach site at the time of the report. The attackers threatened to dump all patient data if a ransom was not paid, a common tactic seen in recent years. As of January 10, there was speculation that the data might have been dumped publicly or leaked on a popular forum, but this was not confirmed in the initial report. The attackers provided proof of their claims by sharing over 4,200 files containing Protected Health Information (PHI) with DataBreaches.net. These files included sensitive information such as patients’ names, medical histories, demographic information, health insurance details, and contact information. The threat actors did not encrypt the practice’s files, which is unusual for such attacks. Despite attempts to contact C&B Dental Center for comments and to confirm the breach, no responses were received from the dental practice[1].

In addition to this incident, it’s worth noting that Compton and Broomhead Dental Center has been involved in community activities, such as a successful Toy for Tots campaign, demonstrating their commitment to giving back to the community[2]. The dental center has been a part of the Northwest Indiana community for over 50 years, offering a wide range of dental services and emphasizing a patient-first business model[4].

Citations:

1. https://www.databreaches.net/compton-and-broomhead-dental-center-alleged-victim-of-cyberattack/
2. https://myfox8.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/613547663/compton-and-broomhead-dental-center-spreads-holiday-cheer-successful-toy-for-tots-campaign-brings-joy-to-children/
3. https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/compton-and-broomhead-dental-center-in-munster-reports-data-hack/article_c2019940-d23e-5952-a823-3d47bac28e1e.html
4. https://www.nwitimes.com/best-dentist/article_49808427-ebc0-561b-972f-a1c1232b9920.html
5. https://app.hacknotice.com/hack/61d8a622a7ad5e43ba47f971
6. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nwitimes/name/william-heitmann-obituary?id=9500384
7. https://munsterdentist.business.site
8. https://www.nwitimes.com/2023-the-times-best-of-the-region-health-care/collection_7944a7fc-f022-11ed-b974-93567482ee32.html
9. https://www.itgovernance.co.uk/blog/list-of-data-breaches-and-cyber-attacks-in-january-2022-66-million-records-breached
10. https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/fighting-for-justice-the-cjpas-quest-to-exonerate-and-support-wrongly-convicted-individuals/article_5d83fffe-efa5-11ed-8e5b-bb2c65647bfe.html
11. https://www.rankiteo.com/badge/company/linkedin/compton-and-broomhead-dental-center-llc
12. https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/dr-george-p-compton/article_24441918-205d-5770-9e36-3da8a11e6f00.html
13. https://www.hackmageddon.com/2022/01/26/1-15-january-2022-cyber-attacks-timeline/
14. https://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/2020-the-times-best-of-the-region/collection_cf6bd749-34db-578d-a309-60134c83352a.html