Breaches and incidents
Wichita Family Dental (Kansas): employee email account breach affects 1,273
HIPAA Journal reports unauthorized access to an employee’s email account was identified on or around 4 May 2026.
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- HIPAA Journal reports unauthorized access to an employee’s email account was identified on or around 4 May 2026; the account held data of 1,273 people, including names, SSNs, driver’s license, payment card, financial account, insurance and dental record data.
- Root cause: compromise of a single employee email account; method not disclosed.
- No attacker named.
- The account was secured, the review finished on 6 Jul 2026, and the practice says it has improved email security.