HackingHealthcareManufacturingHealthcareTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Johnson & Johnson, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 17, 2024

Filed

Oct 18, 2024

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,2253 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Johnson & Johnson, Inc. →4 incidents on file

Johnson & Johnson, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) on August 16, 2024, discovered on August 17, 2024. The incident affected 3,225 individuals nationwide, including 3 Maine residents. Personal information, potentially including government identifiers and basic PII, was compromised. J&J engaged third-party experts, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 17, 2024 → Filed with AG Oct 18, 202462d ⏱ ME AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 62 days

Aug 16, 2024

Begins

Aug 17, 2024

Discovered

Oct 18, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_46af55554bda23652024-10-18Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_67e48e10985bc98b2024-10-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_b15a7a7815d76d792024-10-22 · +4dVerified

Name: Pierson Ferdinand LLP
norm: pierson ferdinand
Domain: pierferd.com

Name: Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
norm: johnson johnson
Domain: jjins.com
Industry: HealthcarellmManufacturingllm

Discovered: Aug 17, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 16, 2024
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 18, 2024
Affected individuals: 3,225state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Secured and remediated the compromise
Engaged additional third-party experts
Hardened and enhanced data security
Commenced an investigation
Notified and collaborated with law enforcement
Changes made: Hardened and enhanced data security
Continuous awareness training and assessment of data security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(62 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 62d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 17, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 18, 2024
62d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 17, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 18, 2024	62d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGOct 18 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 18 · first

Maine State AGOct 18 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+4d

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f4846655-c044-4072-bca7-e74c3c667ed7.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 18, 2024
Raw hash: 7cc3890a65eb4f4bd1c7da455d4fc9810c4b07a58b1e91baff12d3a40e47f312

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPierson Ferdinand LLP

Victim entityJohnson & Johnson, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 17, 2024

Stated responseSecured and remediated the compromise

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov