Massive Data Breach at Minnesota Dental Practice Affects 135,000 Patients
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
Community Dental Care, Minnesota's largest nonprofit dental practice for Medicaid patients, has informed nearly 135,000 individuals about a data breach that occurred in December 2024, involving unauthorized access to a network server. The breach potentially exposed personal and health information but was detected on December 20 and reported to federal regulators on March 28. Although the investigation pinpointed the unauthorized access around December 6, there is currently no evidence of misuse of the compromised data. The organization is offering affected individuals credit and identity monitoring services while facing potential class action lawsuits from several law firms. This incident underscores the ongoing vulnerabilities within the healthcare sector, particularly among dental practices.
