Absolute Dental Group, a Nevada-based dental practice with over 50 locations, suffered a data breach discovered on February 26, 2025. An unauthorized third party accessed its network between February 26 and March 5, 2025, potentially compromising sensitive personal and health information of 1,223,635 individuals. Exposed data includes names, contact details, Social Security numbers, driver’s license/ID numbers, passports, medical records (diagnoses, treatments, insurance details), and financial/payment card information. The breach triggered a class-action investigation by law firm Edelson Lechtzin LLP, citing risks of identity theft, fraud, and financial harm. Absolute Dental secured its systems post-discovery, but the scale of exposed data spanning health, financial, and personally identifiable information (PII) poses severe long-term risks for affected patients, including potential medical identity fraud and financial exploitation.
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"linkid": "absolute-dental",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '1,223,635',
'industry': 'Healthcare (Dental Services)',
'location': 'Nevada, USA (50+ locations)',
'name': 'Absolute Dental Group, LLC',
'type': 'Dental practice group'}],
'customer_advisories': ['Data breach notifications sent to affected '
'individuals',
'Recommendations provided to protect personal data '
'(e.g., monitor credit reports)'],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Possible (unauthorized party may have '
'viewed or obtained data)',
'number_of_records_exposed': '1,223,635',
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (includes SSNs, health records, '
'financial data)',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information (PII)',
'Protected Health Information '
'(PHI)',
'Financial Information']},
'date_detected': '2025-02-26',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-09-02',
'description': 'Absolute Dental Group, LLC experienced a data breach where an '
'unauthorized third party gained access to its network between '
'February 26, 2025, and March 5, 2025. The breach potentially '
'exposed personal, financial, and health-related information '
'of up to 1,223,635 individuals. The company took immediate '
'action to secure its systems and initiated an investigation. '
'A class action lawsuit is being investigated by Edelson '
'Lechtzin LLP on behalf of affected individuals.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential negative impact due to class '
'action lawsuit and public disclosure',
'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Contact details',
'Date of birth',
'Social Security numbers',
'Driver’s license or state-issued '
'identification numbers',
'Passport or other government-issued '
'identification',
'Health-related information (medical history, '
'diagnosis, treatment details, explanation of '
'benefits, health insurance information)',
'Medical record or patient identification '
'numbers',
'Financial account and/or payment card '
'information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (due to exposure of SSNs, financial, '
'and health data)',
'legal_liabilities': 'Class action lawsuit investigation by '
'Edelson Lechtzin LLP',
'payment_information_risk': 'High (financial account and/or '
'payment card information exposed)',
'systems_affected': ['Information systems', 'Network']},
'initial_access_broker': {'high_value_targets': ['Personal data (PII/PHI)',
'Financial data']},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing (class action lawsuit investigation in '
'progress)',
'recommendations': ['Monitor account statements and credit reports for '
'suspicious activity',
'Take steps to protect against identity theft and fraud'],
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-09-02',
'source': 'GLOBE NEWSWIRE Press Release'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'legal_actions': ['Class action lawsuit '
'investigation by Edelson '
'Lechtzin LLP']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Public disclosure via press release '
'(2025-09-02)',
'Data breach notifications to '
'affected individuals'],
'containment_measures': ['Secured the network'],
'incident_response_plan_activated': True},
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized third party',
'title': 'Absolute Dental Group Data Breach (2025)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}