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DentaQuest, LLC

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

May 20, 2026

Filed

Jul 17, 2026

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

15,000,0003,973,000 in this filing

Linked

19 filings

Confidence

95%
Full breach record for DentaQuest, LLC →5 incidents on file

DentaQuest, LLC based in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, a healthcare – medical provider entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2026-05-20 and reported on 2026-07-17. 3,973,000 Texas residents were affected. 15,000,000 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Address;Social Security Number Information;Medical Information;Health Insurance Information;Date of Birth.

Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d8 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 · 3 days
discovery → filing · ≤ 8 weeks / 58 days

May 17, 2026

Begins

May 20, 2026

Discovered

Jul 17, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 19 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by shinyhunters about this victim predates this filing by 50 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 26d gap

Showing first 10 of 18 linked disclosures.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 9 states

View merged incident ↗
Rhode Island State AGJul 16 · first
Washington State AGJul 16 · first
California State AGJul 16 · first
Nebraska State AG+1d
Delaware State AG+1d
Texas State AG+1d · this page
New Hampshire State AG+13d
Massachusetts State AG+14d
Idaho State AG+14d
Idaho State AG+18d
Idaho State AG+27d

Pattern: first filing Jul 16 (RI), last Aug 12 (ID) — a 27-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 18 — the full spread may be wider.

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.