MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareVulnerability ExploitData EncryptedTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedMulti-Stage ChainIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

Aire Dental Arts

bd_01a9058911e7c68e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 16, 2024

Filed

Aug 28, 2024

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected · nationwide

10,2003 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Aire Dental Arts →2 incidents on file

PG Dental d/b/a Aire Dental Arts reported a ransomware incident on June 15, 2024, discovered June 16, 2024. Malicious file encryption rendered systems inaccessible. A threat actor gained access to limited systems containing PHI, SSNs, names, and DOBs. 10,200 individuals affected (3 in Maine). The company engaged forensic specialists, secured systems, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 16, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 28, 202473d ⏱ ME AG >30d10 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 73 days

Jun 15, 2024

Begins

Jun 16, 2024

Discovered

Aug 28, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed10,200 affectedView incident

Name: Marshall Dennehey
norm: marshall dennehey

Name: Aire Dental Arts
norm: aire dental arts
Domain: airedentalarts.com
Also named: PG Dentaldba oflegal entity
Aire Dental Artsdba oftrade name
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jun 16, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 15, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 12, 2024
Affected individuals: 10,200state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disabled access to the relevant systems
Launched an extensive investigation, aided by leading third party computer forensic specialists
Secured our systems, restore access to the information
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX, A ZeroFox Company
Changes made: Reviewed our internal data management and protocols
Implemented enhanced security measures to help prevent this type of incident from recurring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(73 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 73d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 16, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 28, 2024
73d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 16, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 28, 2024	73d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/c766b516-f498-40d5-b323-c67152f61a11.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 28, 2024
Raw hash: cfaed2f4f09ee937cc6028fa6d6d90f4b6312acf3e6d4761f7f4e9927e19bf87

Reporting entityMarshall Dennehey

Victim entityAire Dental Arts

Incidentdiscovered Jun 16, 2024

Stated responseDisabled access to the relevant systems

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov