identity theft

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Rows of medical record file folders, representing the DentaQuest data breach

shinyhunters just leaked 15 million people's dental records because DentaQuest wouldn't pay

The same crew behind the Snowflake and Salesforce mega-breaches just handed the US its biggest healthcare data breach of 2026 — and the number keeps climbing.

Priya Nair · Aug 16 · 6 min

Digital patient records displayed on a healthcare computer system

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a healthcare company sat on your stolen medical records for months before telling you

CareCloud confirmed in June that hackers had walked off with your Social Security number and diagnosis history. It didn't start mailing letters until August 3.

Priya Nair · Aug 8 · 7 min

Stacks of medical billing paperwork and folders on a desk

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A billing company most patients never heard of just leaked 1.26 million people's medical records

Medical Computer Business Services never treated a single patient — it just processed the bill. That was enough for the PEAR ransomware group to walk off with Social Security numbers, diagnoses and 3.3 terabytes of data.

Priya Nair · Aug 4 · 6 min