DentaQuest data breach exposed info of 2.6 million accounts

DentaQuest, a major U.S. dental benefits administrator, experienced a network breach leading to the public leak of ~234 GB of data by the extortion group ShinyHunters; Have I Been Pwned validated approximately 2.6 million exposed records containing emails, full names, phone numbers, government IDs, health insurance details, genders, and dates of birth. DentaQuest reports limited operational disruption and engagement of external investigators, while HIBP notes ~66% of records overlap with previously seen breaches, and affected individuals face heightened risk of social engineering and identity-related fraud.