Social EngineeringHealthcareFinancial ServicesHealthcarePhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)CredentialsMediumContained

Delta Dental of Virginia

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 23, 2025

Filed

Nov 21, 2025

To disclose

30 weeks

Affected

1,413state residents only

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Delta Dental of Virginia →

Delta Dental of Virginia notified South Carolina AG of a phishing incident affecting one email account. Unauthorized access occurred between March 21 and April 23, 2025. Personal information (PII) was potentially accessed. No evidence of misuse. DDVA engaged forensic experts, enhanced security, and offered TransUnion identity protection services.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due30 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 33 days

discovery → filing · 30 weeks / 212 days

Mar 21, 2025

Begins

Apr 23, 2025

Discovered

Nov 21, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 wks slower

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_258b7419633efa292025-11-21Verified
Texas State AGbd_33adf66631ec6cff2025-11-21Verified
California State AGbd_63884c8a325504032025-11-21Verified
Vermont State AGbd_6c4632d1958d0b222025-11-21Verified

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Nebraska State AGbd_6db54e4976d5f92f2025-11-21Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_92ec564b7230db502025-11-21Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a1166220222f27032025-11-21Verified
Indiana State AGbd_b83003f69cbe723d2025-11-21Verified
Maine State AGbd_bf99bf0f3544346b2025-11-21Verified
Illinois State AGbd_f76af52c89b553ac2025-11-01 · +20dVerified

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Name: Delta Dental of Virginia
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Name: Delta Dental of Virginia
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Industry: HealthcarellmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 23, 2025
Breach occurred: Mar 21, 2025 – Apr 23, 2025
Undetected for: 33 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,413state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Credentials
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Undertook a comprehensive review of those files
Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Offering complimentary identity protection services through TransUnion
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 30 weeks(212 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 11 states

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Illinois State AGNov 1 · first

HHS OCR+20d

Texas State AG+20d

California State AG+20d

Vermont State AG+20d

Nebraska State AG+20d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

New Hampshire State AG+20d

Indiana State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d

South Carolina State AG+20d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 1 (IL), last Nov 21 (SC) — a 20-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 11 — 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.

Source URL: https://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/2025/Consumer%20Letter%20-%20Delta%20Dental%20of%20Virginia.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 21, 2025
Raw hash: 07bd4447b61de36bc2b583b90a4b90d016f7132aebed3ace6d706dd73b49dd72

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDelta Dental of Virginia

Victim entityDelta Dental of Virginia

Incidentdiscovered Apr 23, 2025

Stated responseEngaged independent cybersecurity experts to assist with the process

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov