At Console & Associates, our data breach lawyers are closely examining the recent Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics data breach. This breach was disclosed following a cyber security incident, which may have affected an unknown number of individuals, potentially exposing sensitive personal information.
A recent report from the Attorney General of California states that the Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics was compromised due to a cyber security attack on June 17, 2023. Kids Dental detected suspicious activity within its computer network prompting them to secure their system and launch an investigation. It was confirmed that an unauthorized party had been able to access Kids Care’s IT network on June 15, 2023, including files containing confidential patient information. Data breach letters were sent out by Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics on March 7, 2024 informing affected individuals about the nature of the incident and compromised data.
Based out of Lodi, California, Kids Care Dental is a dental care provider that has pediatric dental offices with 22 locations in California, including in Sacramento, Brentwood, Elk Grove, Fairfield, Livermore, Lodi, Milpitas, and Modesto.
How do you know that you were affected by the Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics data breach? Usually victims receive a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH in the mail, but the impact of a breach can be felt long before notices are sent to those affected. This can be in the form of fraudulent financial activity and other forms of identity theft.
If you believe you were affected, we encourage you to reach out to our data breach attorneys for a no-cost consultation about your situation, your eligibility to file a data breach class action lawsuit and any compensation that may be available to you.
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