🦞Maine State AGlinked via same-victim cross-source · 100%
Clustered 4 filings across 4 jurisdictions · filing window Dec 7, 2020 → Dec 8, 2020. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_fa0cc31b008a4c97 · merge_method deterministic · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
Range of discovered_at dates across filings
Time between earliest and latest filing
Not recorded for this incident
Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster.
Health (basic) · Identity (basic) · Financial account
DE FL ME MT
HHS OCR · State AG
per-filing reported counts
State AGs report only their own residents; bars show per-filing counts.
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Sep 18, 2020 → Oct 13, 2020
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
Oct 11, 2020
Reported by MAINE AG, DELAWARE AG filings
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.
Affected (this filing): 1,723,375
About this clustering
DisclosureLens links filings into incidents through layered matchers: deterministic rules (same source document, multistate filings of one breach, tight-window same-victim pairs), a weighted-similarity scorer for cross-source candidates, and an operator review queue for everything uncertain. Each link records its own method and confidence — shown per filing in the timeline below. The system defaults to NOT merging when uncertain, because a false merge (collapsing two unrelated breaches) is more harmful than a false split (showing related filings separately); uncertain pairs route to human review instead of auto-merging. Filing summaries shown in the timeline are AI-generated extracts — verify each against its linked source.
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.
Affected (this filing): 41
Dental Care Alliance, LLC reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2020-12-07. The breach occurred from 9/18/2020 to 10/13/2020. 25 Montana residents were affected.
Affected (this filing): 25
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.
Affected (this filing): 6,622