Summary: Chord Specialty Dental Partners has experienced a significant email security incident leading to a data breach affecting over 170,000 individuals. Unauthorized access to employee email accounts was detected, compromising personal information such as Social Security numbers and bank details. While there is currently no evidence of fraudulent misuse, the organization is providing affected individuals with credit monitoring and identity protection services.
Affected: Chord Specialty Dental Partners (CDHA Management and Spark DSO)
Keypoints :
- Incident revealed suspicious activity in employee’s email account from August 18 to September 25, 2024.
- Compromised accounts contained sensitive personal information, including SSN, bank account details, and medical information.
- More than 173,000 individuals were impacted, with offers for credit monitoring services extended to them.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/170000-impacted-by-data-breach-at-chord-specialty-dental-partners/