MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

First Choice Dental

bd_da0357a293cd9e08 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 22, 2023

Filed

Jul 16, 2024

To disclose

38 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for First Choice Dental →2 incidents on file

First Choice Dental detected a ransomware attack on October 22, 2023, where an unauthorized third party gained access to the network, encrypted data, and left a ransom note. The company disconnected network access, engaged forensic investigators, and determined that personal information (including names, addresses, and potentially SSNs) may have been accessed. The actor's primary motivation was extortion. The company is offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Oct 22, 2023 → Notified Jul 16, 2024268d ✗ CA 60-day late38 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 38 weeks / 268 days

Oct 22, 2023

Begins

Oct 22, 2023

Discovered

Jul 16, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+26 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Wisconsin State AGbd_d50e3f92620c60c12024-07-12 · +4dCandidate

Name: First Choice Dental
norm: first choice dental

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

Discovered: Oct 22, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 22, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 16, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Disconnected access to its network
Engaged cybersecurity professionals to help secure FCD’s network and conduct a forensic investigation
Posted a notice of the incident on its website
Issued a media notice with the Wisconsin State Journal
Began preparations to mail personalized notice letters
Changes made: Added new intrusion detection and response tools
Enhanced data backup systems
Upgraded firewall
Implemented additional multi-factor authentication requirements for network access
Reset passwords and enhanced password policy
Made additional changes to network access policies
Providing access to credit monitoring services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 38 weeks(268 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 268d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Oct 22, 2023
→ Notified: Jul 16, 2024
268d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Oct 22, 2023 → Notified: Jul 16, 2024	268d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Wisconsin State AGJul 12 · first

California State AG+4d · 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.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-588780
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: c3e5f4c7744ff75a6632b0ca744f19b8b1ea60f85e3e7bc729aba7005ebfc02a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFirst Choice Dental

Victim entityFirst Choice Dental

Incidentdiscovered Oct 22, 2023

Stated responseDisconnected access to its network

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov