Breaches and incidents

Persona Dental (Sartell, Minnesota): network intrusion affects 3,386 patients

Per HIPAA Journal, an unauthorized party accessed the network between 28 and 30 Apr 2026.

Disclosed
Verification
Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company

What happened

  • Per HIPAA Journal, an unauthorized party accessed the network between 28 and 30 Apr 2026; names, dates of birth, diagnosis, treatment and insurance information, and for some patients SSNs, were involved; 3,386 current and former patients were affected. Letters began 9 Sep 2026; HIPAA Journal’s 22 Oct report is the first public report we found.
  • Root cause: not disclosed.
  • No attacker named.
  • The network was secured; patients whose SSNs were exposed were offered credit monitoring.