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HackingHealthcareHealthcarePIIGovernment IDHigh

Fredericksburg Foot & Ankle Center, PLC

bd_17df0a5dd657ed12 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 5, 2023

Filed

Oct 26, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected · nationwide

14,9121 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Fredericksburg Foot & Ankle Center, PLC

Fredericksburg Foot & Ankle Center, a healthcare provider, reported a data breach affecting one Maine resident. The breach, which occurred on April 21, 2023, and was discovered on September 5, 2023, was the result of an external system breach (hacking). The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. Written notifications were sent to affected individuals on October 25, 2023, and identity theft protection services were offered.

Maine clockDiscovered Sep 5, 2023Filed with AG Oct 26, 202351d ME AG >30d7 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 · 137 days
discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

Apr 21, 2023

Begins

Sep 5, 2023

Discovered

Oct 26, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim predates this filing by 145 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
Illinois State AGJan 1 · first
HHS OCR+297d
Maine State AG+298d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Oct 26 (ME) — a 298-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.