HackingHealthcareProfessional ServicesHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDownstream VictimsPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Shields Health Care Group, Inc.

bd_0c28877aa5207752 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 28, 2022

Filed

Apr 24, 2023

To disclose

13 months

Affected

9,789state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Shields Health Care Group, Inc. →6 incidents on file

Shields Health Care Group, Inc. issued a supplemental notice to the New Hampshire Attorney General regarding a data security incident. An unknown actor gained unauthorized access to Shields systems between March 7 and March 21, 2022. The breach impacted approximately 9,789 New Hampshire residents, exposing personal information including Social Security numbers. Shields notified law enforcement, engaged forensic specialists, rebuilt systems, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring through Kroll to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 21 days

discovery → filing · 13 months / 392 days

Mar 7, 2022

Begins

Mar 28, 2022

Discovered

Apr 24, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+45 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_8e834a0cb07d4cf92023-04-19 · +5dVerified
California State AGbd_f4afa3fde068325b2023-04-19 · +5dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6cf75313cd35acf82022-07-26 · +272dVerified
Washington State AGbd_2e845bf7be75aac12022-07-22 · +276dCandidate

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California State AGbd_31e1580fc13fc22a2022-07-22 · +276dVerified
Montana State AGbd_9109906827c3157e2022-07-22 · +276dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_9fcea963280901ef2022-07-22 · +276dVerified

Name: Shields Health Care Group, Inc.
norm: shields health care
Domain: shields.com

Name: Shields Health Care Group, Inc.
norm: shields health care
Domain: shields.com
Industry: HealthcarellmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Mar 28, 2022
Breach occurred: Mar 7, 2022 – Mar 21, 2022
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 19, 2023
Affected individuals: 9,789state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementContinues to provide written notice to relevant state and federal regulatorsContinues to update the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesContinues to update the three major credit reporting agencies

During the incident: Launched an investigation into this issue
Worked with a number of subject matter specialists
Performed a comprehensive review of the contents of the affected systems
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twenty-four (24) months, through Kroll
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Continues to provide written notice of this event to relevant state and federal regulators
Continues to update the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and prominent media pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Continues to update the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Rebuilt certain systems on its network
Reviewing and enhancing protections as part of its ongoing commitment to data security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 months(392 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 6 states

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Washington State AGJul 22 · first

California State AGJul 22 · first

Montana State AGJul 22 · first

Oregon State AGJul 22 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Vermont State AG+271d

California State AG+271d

New Hampshire State AG+276d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jul 22 (WA), last Apr 24 (NH) — a 276-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/shields-health-care-group-20230424.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 24, 2023
Raw hash: 7ed50599919a5c797e029d6ec3f596ca0769aff1a0234fce9551d24c71238450

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityShields Health Care Group, Inc.

Victim entityShields Health Care Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 28, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into this issue

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov