Dental Specialists of Minnesota, PLLC Data Breach
Last Updated on August 26, 2024
At A Glance
- What's Going On?
- Attorneys need to hear from people affected by the Dental Specialists data breach as they investigate whether a class action lawsuit can be filed.
- What You Can Do
- If you got a letter or email about the breach, fill out the form on this page to learn more about the investigation and how you can help.
- Does This Cost Anything?
- It costs nothing to get in touch or to talk to someone about your rights.
- What Can I Get?
- If filed and successful, a class action lawsuit could provide consumers with money for any harm resulting from the breach.
The Dental Specialists Data Breach:
Lawsuit Investigation
Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether a class action lawsuit can be filed in light of the Dental Specialists data breach.
As part of their investigation, they need to hear from individuals who received a notice stating they were impacted.
Dental Specialists of Minnesota, PLLC, which does business as The Dental Specialists, recently experienced a data breach that may have compromised the security of some patients' information. The breach was detected on January 23, 2024, when the Minnesota dental practice became aware of unauthorized activity in several employee email accounts. These accounts were accessed between January 11 and January 23, 2024. The company specified in an online data breach notice that only its Microsoft 365 cloud environment was affected, not its internal network or patient records database.
An investigation revealed that the potentially exposed information included names, demographic details, medical information, health insurance data, dates of birth, and, for some individuals, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and financial account information. A total of 38,442 individuals were affected by the Dental Specialists data breach, according to a report submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
After a review completed on June 10, 2024, notifications were sent to the impacted patients.
If your information was exposed in the breach, attorneys want to hear from you. You may be able to start a class action lawsuit to recover compensation for loss of privacy, time spent dealing with the breach, out-of-pocket costs, and more.
A successful case could also force Dental Specialists to ensure it takes proper steps to protect the information it was entrusted with.
Take Action
If you received a notice regarding the Dental Specialists data breach, fill out the form on this page to get in touch with us.
An attorney or legal representative may then reach out to you to explain more about this investigation and ask you a few questions.
Remember, there is no cost to get in touch, and you are under no obligation to take action after speaking to someone.
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The information submitted on this page will be forwarded to Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC who has sponsored this investigation.
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