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HackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Newton Centre Dental

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 29, 2024

Filed

May 24, 2024

To disclose

25 days

Affected · nationwide

2,5502 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Newton Centre Dental →2 incidents on file

Newton Centre Dental, a healthcare entity based in Holyoke, MA, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 27, 2023, discovered on April 29, 2024. The incident affected 2,550 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and Social Security Numbers. The entity provided written notification and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Experian.

Incident timeline

undetected · 338 days
discovery → filing · 25 days

May 27, 2023

Begins

Apr 29, 2024

Discovered

May 24, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGMay 24 · first
New Hampshire State AGMay 24 · first
Maine State AGMay 24 · first · this page

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.