HackingHealthcareHealthcareVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Health (basic)MediumResolved

Choices, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jul 31, 2012

To disclose

—

Affected

10state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Choices, Inc. →

Choices, Inc., a healthcare provider network contractor, experienced a breach on May 10, 2012, when an external hacker accessed its website and computer system. The attacker copied and downloaded a database file containing social security numbers, demographic information, and health records for patients, including at least 10 New Hampshire residents. The company engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement and the NH Department of Justice, and implemented remedial measures. The incident is resolved.

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Incident timeline

May 10, 2012

Begins

Jul 31, 2012

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_247de6226bc784682012-08-03 · +3dVerified

Name: Choices, Inc.
norm: choices

Name: Choices, Inc.
norm: choices
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: May 10, 2012
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 31, 2012
Affected individuals: 10state-resident count only
Data types: PHIGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Health (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Department of Justice
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged the services of an independent forensic IT expert
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Provided written notice to affected residents
Added a conspicuous posting on its website
Publishing notices in appropriate statewide media
Changes made: Instituted a corrective action plan
Completing a long list of remedial measures to prevent any such breach in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGJul 31 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/choices-20120731.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 31, 2012
Raw hash: 41064577adb844ce96541194ab93cb2995a0f7016b55cb2008a52fd95365c802

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityChoices, Inc.

Victim entityChoices, Inc.

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseEngaged the services of an independent forensic IT expert

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov