Santa Barbara Endodontics (United States) notified the California Attorney General of a data breach on 6 November 2026.
People affected
Not reportedno count given yet
Reported
6 November 2026Official notice
Time to tell
30 daysfrom 7 October 2026 · the median is 147
Found to notice
29 days (found 8 October 2026, by the company’s letter)
What was exposed
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.
How it happened
How
Ransomware patient record files on our systems were encrypted with malicious ransomwaresource
Before the notice: the ransomware gang The Gentlemen named Santa Barbara Endodontics on its leak site on 16 October 2026, 21 days before this was reported. Matched by the organisation’s name: the notice itself does not say who the attacker was.
What the letter says
Found
The incident came to our attention when we received a ransom note on October 8, 2026
Exposed
social security number (if you provided one to us), information regarding your medical/dental history, your mental or physical condition, endodontic treatment or diagnosis information, your insurance carrier, your insurance policy number or subscriber identification number, your unique identifier used by your insurer /to identify you, and information relating to claims in the past for payments for our services
Offered
we are offering you 12 months of complimentary identity theft monitoring, prevention, and mitigation services
Questions about the Santa Barbara Endodontics breach
Was Santa Barbara Endodontics hacked?
Santa Barbara Endodontics (United States) notified the California Attorney General of a data breach on 6 November 2026. How it happened, by the sources: ransomware.
What data was exposed in the Santa Barbara Endodontics breach?
The notices and reports so far do not say what was exposed. This page is updated when they do.
How do I know if I was affected?
Organisations normally tell the people whose data was involved, by letter or email, and that notice says what of yours was in it. The letter it filed is on this page. We cannot look up individual people. If you got a notice, check that it is real, then follow the steps on this page.
Is there a Santa Barbara Endodontics data breach settlement?
No settlement open for claims is on record for Santa Barbara Endodontics as of 15 November 2026. A settlement usually comes a year or more after a breach, if a court approves one. Every open settlement is listed with its deadline.
Is a letter, email or text about the Santa Barbara Endodontics breach real or a scam?
A real notice names the breach, says what data was involved and never asks for a password, a code or a payment. Criminals often send fake notices after a breach is in the news. Do not use links or phone numbers in the message: go to Santa Barbara Endodontics’s own site, or check the letter here.
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