DentaQuest Data Breach Potentially Impacts Over 23 Million People
Dental and vision benefits administrator DentaQuest is notifying millions of people that their personal and dental health information might have been stolen in a data breach.
The incident was discovered on May 20, and DentaQuest’s investigation determined that the hackers had access to the organization’s network between May 17 and May 20.
During the timeframe, the attackers accessed information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, member identification numbers, Medicaid and Medicare numbers, benefits provider names, diagnosis, treatment details, and billing information.
DentaQuest is providing the affected individuals with 24 months of free credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services, the benefits administrator writes in an incident notice.
Based on filings with Attorney General’s Offices in Texas, Massachusetts, and South Carolina, DentaQuest is sending written notification letters to at least 4.5 million people.
According to the HIPAA Journal, more than 23.4 million individuals were potentially impacted by...
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