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Smile Brands Inc.

Smile Brands Inc. notified California AG on Sep 3, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Apr 24, 2021. Data exposed: Social Security number, Medical / health information, Health insurance, Date of birth, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

All 2 filings by Smile Brands Inc., state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Smile Brands Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Sep 3, 2021
Date(s) of breach
Friday, April 23, 2021Saturday, April 24, 2021
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Medical / health information Health insurance Date of birth Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Apr 24, 2021, as stated in the letter
"On April 24, 2021, we became aware of a ransomware attack, which affected certain of our systems containing protected health information (PHI)."
Days to notice
132 days from discovery (Apr 24, 2021) to the California record (Sep 3, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter
credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:05 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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Other filings by Smile Brands Inc.

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Smile Brands Inc. Oregon DOJ OR Oct 8, 2021 Not published Not stated

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