Dental Health Services, Inc.

The Washington Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Dental Health Services, Inc. on April 4, 2024. The breach occurred on February 7, 2024, due to unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) to 10 employer groups, affecting 1,778 members in Washington. The disclosed information included names, dates of birth, member identification numbers, eligibility dates, plan types, and premium amounts.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=16955

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/dental-health-services

"id": "den547072625",
"linkid": "dental-health-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1778,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Washington',
                        'name': 'Dental Health Services, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Disclosure',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1778,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'dates of birth',
                                                         'member '
                                                         'identification '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'eligibility dates',
                                                         'plan types',
                                                         'premium amounts'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['PHI']},
 'date_detected': '2024-02-07',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-04-04',
 'description': 'Unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) '
                'to 10 employer groups, affecting 1,778 members in Washington.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'member identification numbers',
                                 'eligibility dates',
                                 'plan types',
                                 'premium amounts']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-04-04',
                 'source': 'Washington Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Dental Health Services, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}