Superior Dental Care Alliance, Inc.

Dental Care Alliance, LLC notified the New Hampshire Attorney General on December 7, 2020, of a data event affecting 60 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred between September 18 and October 13, 2020. Exposed data included names, addresses, dental diagnoses, bank account numbers, and health insurance info. DCA engaged forensic specialists, implemented security upgrades, and notified HHS and state regulators.

Dental Care Alliance, LLC, a Florida-based business associate, reported to HHS on 2020-12-08 a ransomware attack affecting 1,723,375 individuals' ePHI stored on a network server. Exposed data included names, addresses, clinical information, financial information, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and responded by implementing additional administrative and technical safeguards and retraining employees.

Dental Care Alliance, LLC reported a data breach affecting 41 Maine residents. The breach, which occurred between September 18, 2020, and October 13, 2020, was discovered on October 11, 2020. An external actor gained unauthorized access to systems containing names and financial account numbers. Consumers were notified in writing on December 7, 2020.

Dental Care Alliance, LLC notified patients of unauthorized access to network files between Sept 18 and Oct 13, 2020. Discovered Oct 11, 2020. Exposed PHI, PII, and financial data. No evidence of malicious use found. Forensic specialists engaged; enhanced security measures implemented.

Dental Care Alliance, LLC disclosed a data event in Delaware affecting 6,622 residents. Unauthorized access occurred between September 18 and October 13, 2020, discovered on October 11, 2020. Affected data included names, addresses, dental diagnoses, bank account numbers, and health insurance info. DCA engaged forensic specialists, implemented security upgrades, and notified HHS and state regulators.

Dental Care Alliance, LLC reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2020-10-29. 38,942 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.

Dental Care Alliance, LLC reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2020-09-18 and was reported on 2020-10-28. 37,040 Indiana residents were affected. 41,358 individuals affected in total.

DENTAL CARE ALLIANCE, LLC filed a data-breach notice with the Illinois Attorney General during 2020 (case 20-514). The register records the breach as discovered on October 11, 2020. Illinois does not publish the number of people affected — 815 ILCS 530/10 permits the Attorney General to publish only the entity name, the types of personal information and the date range.

Superior Dental Care Alliance reported to HHS on 2019-03-25 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 41,551 individuals. Breached information located on Email. The incident involved an email phishing scheme compromising ePHI including names, birthdates, SSNs, addresses, claims, and financial data. The CE implemented safeguards and retrained staff.