{"id":47054,"date":"2026-07-04T15:50:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=47054"},"modified":"2026-07-04T15:50:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:50:32","slug":"2600000-americans-potentially-affected-after-dental-provider-breached-placing-trove-of-sensitive-info-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=47054","title":{"rendered":"2,600,000 Americans Potentially Affected After Dental Provider Breached, Placing Trove of Sensitive Info At Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alert-breach-us.jpg?resize=1024,600\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A major dental benefits provider that administers dental insurance and benefits programs for millions of members says it has been hit by cybersecurity breach.<\/p>\n<p>DentaQuest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentaquest.com\/en\/security-update-0526\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> attackers gained entry to a section of its systems.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDentaQuest is actively managing a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to a limited portion of our network. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Upon discovery of the initial incident, we took immediate action to secure our environment, contain the attack and mitigate the threat.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data breach site HaveIBeenPwned <a href=\"https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/Breach\/DentaQuest\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> the leak affects about 2.6 million accounts, with names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, government-issued IDs and health insurance information at risk.<\/p>\n<p>The company says it contained the threat quickly, engaged forensic experts and law enforcement, and is now determining the full scope.<\/p>\n<p>No disruption to services occurred, but notifications to affected individuals are planned.<\/p>\n<p>Class action lawsuits are under investigation because impacted members pursue remedies for the exposure of highly sensitive health and personal data.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDailyHodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Surf <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/daily-hodl-mix\">The Daily Hodl Mix<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"736\"><\/div>\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. 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