HackingHealthcareHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsPHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

Warren General Hospital

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 24, 2023

Filed

Nov 17, 2023

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Warren General Hospital →2 incidents on file

Warren General Hospital notified consumers of a data breach where an unknown actor accessed systems between Sept 15-23, 2023, downloading patient and employee data including names, SSNs, financial info, and medical records. WGH engaged cybersecurity specialists, reported to federal law enforcement and HHS, and offered credit monitoring.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday8 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 9 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 54 days

Sep 15, 2023

Begins

Sep 24, 2023

Discovered

Nov 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteransomhousebd_520bc414886878b02023-09-23 · +55dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_0093aa35975521df2023-11-17Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_b2c0ad837f45658a2023-11-17Verified
HHS OCRbd_d03a06da70bd116f2023-11-09 · +8dVerified

Name: Warren General Hospital
norm: warren general hospital
Domain: wgh.org

Name: Warren General Hospital
norm: warren general hospital
Domain: wgh.org
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Sep 24, 2023
Breach occurred: Sep 15, 2023 – Sep 23, 2023
Undetected for: 9 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 17, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsPHIHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported the event to federal law enforcementreported the event to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

During the incident: Took steps to secure our systems
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the activity with the assistance of industry-leading cybersecurity specialists
Promptly reported the event to federal law enforcement
Undertook a comprehensive review of our internal records
Reported the event to appropriate governmental agencies, including federal law enforcement and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services for 12/24 months through CyEx
Changes made: Reviewed existing policies and procedures
Enhanced administrative and technical controls
Provided additional security training
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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HHS OCRNov 9 · first

New Hampshire State AG+8d

Massachusetts State AG+8d

Vermont State AG+8d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 9 (PA), last Nov 17 (VT) — a 8-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-11-17-warren-general-hospital-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 17, 2023
Raw hash: fde867cb9ddcdc10aaf8cedee40f4b3e3a778325717485d6f1050defc53f2b30

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWarren General Hospital

Victim entityWarren General Hospital

Incidentdiscovered Sep 24, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to secure our systems

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov