HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 3, 2016

Filed

Jun 16, 2016

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

53state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Inc. →

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary notified NH AG of a data breach affecting 53 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred March 21-May 4, 2016, via stolen admin credentials in the UltiPro HR system. Data exposed included names and SSNs. Discovery was May 3, 2016. Response included forensic investigation, credential resets, MFA implementation, and credit monitoring for victims.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 43 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 44 days

Mar 21, 2016

Begins

May 3, 2016

Discovered

Jun 16, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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_6878a25674428f3c2016-06-16Verified

Name: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC
norm: lewis brisbois bisgaard smith

Name: Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Inc.
norm: foundation of the massachusetts eye and ear infirmary
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: May 3, 2016
Breach occurred: Mar 21, 2016 – May 4, 2016
Undetected for: 43 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 16, 2016
Affected individuals: 53state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the IRSNotified other appropriate state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third party forensic investigators
Notified the IRS
Changed certain user credentials with access to UltiPro
Implemented multifactor identity verification for its UltiPro system
Eliminated web-access to UltiPro
Provided impacted individuals with two (2) years of free credit monitoring and identity theft restoration assistance
Changes made: Reviewing its policies and procedures relating to data privacy
Taking steps to implement additional security measures
Educating its staff on data privacy related issues
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(44 days from discovery to filing)
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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Massachusetts State AGJun 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGJun 16 · first · this page

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/massachusetts-eye-ear-20160616.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 16, 2016
Raw hash: e066eaaa765c3a543b5c09297052f5976a99d686a67505a33b745a8ebcfe8f8a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, PLLC

Victim entityFoundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered May 3, 2016

Stated responseEngaged third party forensic investigators

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov