MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

First Choice Dental

bd_0b212f6a1be22040 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 22, 2023

Filed

Jul 16, 2024

To disclose

38 weeks

Affected

250state residents only

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

66%

First Choice Dental experienced a ransomware attack detected on October 22, 2023. An unauthorized actor gained access, encrypted data, and left a ransom note. Files were accessed, potentially exposing personal information. The company engaged forensic investigators, secured networks, and offered credit monitoring. Notices were mailed on July 16, 2024.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 38 weeks / 268 days

Oct 22, 2023

Discovered

Jul 16, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+26 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_4ac6910d0635868b2024-07-16Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_560c5407e69da06b2024-07-16Verified
Maine State AGbd_774fcff01c58e97f2024-07-16Verified
Washington State AGbd_933a44079bb7ca542024-07-16Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_9508987a93ab337e2024-07-16Verified
Vermont State AGbd_dbf4783fc38ce2372024-07-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_7bab4a5f0ce3cc612024-07-17 · +1dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_82e73da745879bb82024-07-01 · +15dVerified

Name: FCDG Management, LLC
norm: fcdg management

Name: First Choice Dental
norm: first choice dental
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Oct 22, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 16, 2024
Affected individuals: 250state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Disconnected access to its network
Engaged cybersecurity professionals to help secure FCD’s network and conduct a forensic investigation
Added new intrusion detection and response tools
Enhanced our data backup systems
Upgraded our firewall
Implemented additional multi-factor authentication requirements for network access
Reset passwords and enhanced our password policy
Made additional changes to our network access policies
Offering free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Changes made: Added new intrusion detection and response tools
Enhanced our data backup systems
Upgraded our firewall
Implemented additional multi-factor authentication requirements for network access
Reset passwords and enhanced our password policy
Made additional changes to our network access policies
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 38 weeks(268 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 9 states

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Illinois State AGJul 1 · first

Oregon State AG+15d

New Hampshire State AG+15d

Maine State AG+15d

Washington State AG+15d

Indiana State AG+15d

Vermont State AG+15d

Montana State AG+15d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+16d

Pattern: first filing Jul 1 (IL), last Jul 17 (MA) — a 16-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1551.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 16, 2024
Raw hash: 9c8195cd1c243d5c3d5ff2386850c678c3066ea904c8e23bf79abcf052577425

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFCDG Management, LLC

Victim entityFirst Choice Dental

Incidentdiscovered Oct 22, 2023

Stated responseDisconnected access to its network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov