Bright Smile Dental Care Reports Ransomware Incident Affecting Patient Data

• •Ransomware incident discovered on August 3, 2026, at Bright Smile Dental Care.
• •Patient data potentially affected includes personal and health information, but it was encrypted.
• •Bright Smile is offering free credit monitoring and enhancing security measures.

Bright Smile Dental Care, Ltd. announced a ransomware incident discovered on August 3, 2026, which may have involved the personal information of some patients. The company believes that the data was encrypted and that there is a low likelihood of any data being compromised. The potentially affected information includes names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, insurance information, health information, and in some cases, social security numbers. Bright Smile is notifying affected individuals and offering free credit monitoring services for those whose social security numbers may have been involved. The company is also implementing additional security measures and reviewing its internal policies. No financial information was impacted by the incident. The investigation is ongoing, and the company is working with cybersecurity consultants to mitigate the incident's impact.