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Agave Dental Data Breach Impacts Nearly 12,000 Patients: PHI and PII Exposed
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Fusion42 · 29 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Agave Dental, a Texas-based practice, disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 12,000 patients. The breach, which occurred via remote desktop services, exposed patient names, addresses, IDs, and medical information, leading to notifications to the Texas Attorney General and HHS.
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Remote desktop access is the open back door to US healthcare SMBs, and every practice owner knows it. Your sales pitch is not about features - it is the prevention of a patient lawsuit and a mandatory report to the regulator.
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