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Ron Hurtibise

Florida-based dental insurer sued after hackers steal info about 8.9 million people

It doesn’t take long after announcing a data breach for companies to become targets of class-action lawsuits.

One such company, Miramar, Florida-based Managed Care of North America Dental, reported on May 26 that it suffered a ransomware breach between Feb. 26 and March 7 that affected 8.9 million individuals.

MCNA Dental is the nation’s largest dental insurer for government-funded Medicaid, Medicare and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) organizations. The company takes in about $78 million in revenue every year.

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