HackingHealthcareHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC.

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

May 9, 2023

Filed

Dec 8, 2023

To disclose

30 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,500,000385 in this filing

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. →

Norton Healthcare, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between May 7 and May 9, 2023. The incident affected approximately 2,500,000 individuals, including 385 Maine residents. Acquired data included names combined with driver's license numbers. Norton Healthcare notified affected individuals in writing on December 8, 2023, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 9, 2023 → Filed with AG Dec 8, 2023213d ✗ ME AG >90d30 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 30 weeks / 213 days

May 7, 2023

Begins

May 9, 2023

Discovered

Dec 8, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 wks slower

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by alphv about this victim predates this filing by 197 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitealphvbd_200f7e5d5a5d687c2023-05-25 · +197dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_426bccd437fdbc352023-12-08Verified
California State AGbd_434c49c9d04039112023-12-08Verified
Washington State AGbd_64845bb10ad9fa4e2023-12-08Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_6bc5c9b6118928e92023-12-08Verified

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 154d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_b11b07c1a24ec22e2023-12-08Verified
Vermont State AGbd_ec812b620ee89de82023-12-08Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_8ea130c0a23300942023-12-11 · +3dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_7bb3ea95da317ae32023-12-13 · +5dVerified
HHS OCRbd_24b4a063f740cc5a2023-07-07 · +154dCandidate

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: McDermott Will & Emery
norm: mcdermott will emery
Domain: mcdermottlaw.com

Name: NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC.
norm: norton healthcare
Domain: nortonhealthcare.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: May 9, 2023
Breach occurred: May 7, 2023 – May 9, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 8, 2023
Affected individuals: 2,500,000state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed Data Breach Notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged Outside Legal Counsel (McDermott Will & Emery)
Sent written notification to affected Maine residents on 12/08/2023
Offered 24 months credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Kroll
Changes made: Offered 24 months credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 30 weeks(213 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 213dLeak >180dME resident >60d · 213d
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: May 9, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Dec 8, 2023
213d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: May 9, 2023
→ Notified: Dec 8, 2023
213d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 9, 2023 → Filed with AG: Dec 8, 2023	213d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: May 9, 2023 → Notified: Dec 8, 2023	213d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗

HHS OCRJul 7 · first

Montana State AG+154d

California State AG+154d

Washington State AG+154d

South Carolina State AG+154d

Massachusetts State AG+154d

Vermont State AG+154d

Maine State AG+154d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+157d

Oregon State AG+159d

Pattern: first filing Jul 7 (KY), last Dec 13 (OR) — a 159-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 11 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/0d29d7d3-48c2-4879-b6c7-32360396bd04.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 8, 2023
Raw hash: e7b302915c1602850180245a7167a4aa864d3fcccca3c627084870425121493f

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMcDermott Will & Emery

Victim entityNORTON HEALTHCARE, INC.

Incidentdiscovered May 9, 2023

Stated responseEngaged Outside Legal Counsel (McDermott Will & Emery)

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov