HackingHealthcareHealthcareData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)PHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

The Baker Center for Children and Families

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 28, 2024

Filed

Dec 27, 2024

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2,51910 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Baker Center for Children and Families →

Judge Baker Children’s Center (dba The Baker Center for Children and Families) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring July 26-28, 2024. The incident affected 2,519 individuals, including 10 Maine residents. Impacted data included names and protected health information. The organization notified the FBI, engaged forensic experts, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockScope identified Oct 28, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 27, 202460d ⏱ ME AG >30d22 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 · 22 weeks / 152 days

Jul 26, 2024

Begins

Jul 28, 2024

Discovered

Dec 27, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_7048650658f0b9a52024-12-27Verified
HHS OCRbd_b4382581785448cc2024-12-27Verified
Vermont State AGbd_fb2f0292393ad6ad2024-12-27Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_a9c81399f4d352dd2024-12-13 · +14dVerified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_fcd256a6a452f55e2024-12-13 · +14dVerified

Name: The Baker Center for Children and Families
norm: the baker center for children and families

Name: The Baker Center for Children and Families
norm: the baker center for children and families
Also named: Judge Baker Children’s Centerdba oflegal entity
The Baker Center for Children and Familiesdba oftrade name
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jul 28, 2024
Scope identified: Oct 28, 2024Maine’s notice clock starts here (10 M.R.S. §1348(1))The letter says: “That review concluded on October 28, 2024 and determined that your information was potentially impacted during the incident, which is the reason for this notification.”
Breach occurred: Jul 26, 2024 – Jul 28, 2024
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 27, 2024
Affected individuals: 2,519state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)PHIHealth (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Enlisted independent cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks for 24 months
Changes made: Implemented additional security features to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 weeks(152 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 60d
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
Scope identified: Oct 28, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 27, 2024
60d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Scope identified: Oct 28, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 27, 2024	60d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGDec 13 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 13 · first

New Hampshire State AG+14d

HHS OCR+14d

Vermont State AG+14d

Maine State AG+14d · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 13 (MA), last Dec 27 (ME) — a 14-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/5d941d76-f644-4feb-8e2e-5706b83f799b.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 27, 2024
Raw hash: c882ccac145f450a0980fb0da9586ddada5c2caa9051ffc6f42a5eaccbc2a1d3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Baker Center for Children and Families

Victim entityThe Baker Center for Children and Families

Incidentdiscovered Jul 28, 2024

Stated responseEnlisted independent cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov