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HackingEducationEducationCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Dental Studies Institute

bd_7a3e0565fd66958b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 4, 2026

Filed

May 13, 2026

To disclose

9 days

Affected · nationwide

2,3002 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Dental Studies Institute

Dental Studies Institute reported an external system breach (hacking) discovered on May 4, 2026. The incident affected 2,300 individuals total, including 2 Maine residents. The organization notified affected individuals in writing on May 12, 2026. No identity theft protection services were offered. The specific date of the breach is listed as October 30, 2026, which appears to be a future date relative to the discovery and filing dates.

Maine clockDiscovered May 4, 2026Filed with AG May 13, 20269d ME AG ≤30d9 days 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

discovery → filing · 9 days

May 4, 2026

Discovered

May 13, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGMay 13 · first
Vermont State AGMay 13 · first
Massachusetts State AGMay 13 · first
Maine State AGMay 13 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing May 13 (IN), last May 18 (NH) — a 5-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.