MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Government IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 10, 2020

Filed

May 14, 2020

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc →4 incidents on file

Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc. notified the NH Attorney General of a ransomware incident discovered on Feb 10, 2020. The breach affected 2 NH residents, exposing PHI, SSNs, and DOB. Notifications began May 13, 2020. Response included forensic investigation, law enforcement notification, and credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 94 days

Feb 10, 2020

Discovered

May 14, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_a71ac6c4c86ef5dd2020-05-13 · +1dVerified
HHS OCRbd_9748f256d3c9ea602020-04-10 · +34dCandidate
Delaware State AGbd_c10e14cbc46cd6402020-04-10 · +34dVerified

Name: Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc
norm: brandywine counseling community

Name: Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc
norm: brandywine counseling community
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Feb 10, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 13, 2020
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Took steps to secure its network
Began an investigation to determine what occurred and what information may have been affected
An experienced computer forensic firm was hired to assist
Alerted law enforcement and is assisting with the investigation
Reviewed the contents of the acquired information
Began mailing notification letters to the New Hampshire residents
Offering eligible individuals a complimentary, one-year membership to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center where patients may obtain more information regarding the incident
Changes made: Reviewing its systems and implementing additional measures to enhance and strengthen its security processes
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(94 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

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HHS OCRApr 10 · first

Delaware State AGApr 10 · first

Massachusetts State AG+33d

New Hampshire State AG+34d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 10 (DE), last May 14 (NH) — a 34-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/brandywine-counseling-community-services-20200514.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 14, 2020
Raw hash: d6c3a4dc8ad1c64e3c4bce03a922fe6bd4649a8f16652177be7566df5abf9569

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBrandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc

Victim entityBrandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Feb 10, 2020

Stated responseTook steps to secure its network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov