HackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)EmploymentMediumContained

Community Memorial Health System

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 18, 2023

Filed

Jan 26, 2024

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

7state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Community Memorial Health System →6 incidents on file

Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc (a Kansas hospital) disclosed a network security incident detected on October 18, 2023. An unauthorized third party accessed and disabled some systems, potentially exposing patient and employee data including names, addresses, SSNs, and clinical information. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, rebuilt systems, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 100 days

Oct 18, 2023

Discovered

Jan 26, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed7 affectedView incident

Name: Community Memorial Health System
norm: community memorial health system

Name: Community Memorial Health System
norm: community memorial health system
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Oct 18, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 18, 2024
Affected individuals: 7state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Employment
Data elements: Social Security numberMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity
Notified law enforcement
Wiped and rebuilt affected systems
Took steps to bolster network security
Reviewed and altered policies, procedures, and network security software
Provided access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Provided proactive fraud assistance through Identity Force
Changes made: Reviewed and altered policies, procedures, and network security software relating to the security of our systems and servers
Reviewed how we store and manage data
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(100 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1058.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 26, 2024
Raw hash: 83aa70bd0050a24c506a5502ca12e8a17cfb5706fc51c5551c6892e65b4583eb

Reporting entityCommunity Memorial Health System

Victim entityCommunity Memorial Health System

Incidentdiscovered Oct 18, 2023

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of any unauthorized activity

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov