HackingHealthcareTechnologyHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

CareTree

bd_1f0e8136404e11ce · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 16, 2023

Filed

Dec 8, 2023

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected · nationwide

5,8566 in this filing

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for CareTree →

CareTree, Inc. disclosed a cybersecurity incident affecting approximately 5,856 individuals. Unauthorized access occurred between July 21, 2023, and August 16, 2023. The breach involved unauthorized access to the CareTree platform, potentially exposing patient care information, including names, Social Security numbers, and financial account data. CareTree notified federal law enforcement, implemented additional security safeguards, and provided credit monitoring services through Equifax to affected individuals. The incident was reported to the HHS OCR as a breach affecting 500 or more individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 26 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 114 days

Jul 21, 2023

Begins

Aug 16, 2023

Discovered

Dec 8, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_727e34824e5007c92023-12-11 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_ab9056e59a6339012023-12-11 · +3dVerified
Montana State AGbd_446a50c00a9569582023-12-27 · +19dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_44a69674e55b338c2023-12-27 · +19dVerified

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Vermont State AGbd_d3e5a7ef13ce1b8b2023-12-27 · +19dVerified
HHS OCRbd_339db28c04eef7152023-11-15 · +23dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_66b93c3a19a3219e2023-11-15 · +23dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_97d6f0b94f2157582024-01-12 · +35dVerified
California State AGbd_b0b9e4947aa838c92024-02-14 · +68dVerified

Name: CareTree
norm: caretree

Name: CareTree
norm: caretree
Industry: HealthcarellmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Aug 16, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 21, 2023 – Aug 16, 2023
Undetected for: 26 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 15, 2023
Affected individuals: 5,856state + nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the eventProviding written notice on behalf of customers of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators, as necessaryNotifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of CareTree systems
Identified potentially affected data owners and individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals, through Equifax
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one’s credit file
Providing information on protecting against tax fraud
Providing contact details for the national consumer reporting agencies
Providing information on how to obtain a free credit report
Encouraging individuals to remain vigilant for incidents of fraud and identity theft by reviewing account statements and monitoring free credit reports
Encouraging individuals to contact the Federal Trade Commission, their state Attorney General, and law enforcement to report attempted or actual identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice on behalf of customers of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators, as necessary
Notifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Changes made: Reviewed existing security policies
Implemented additional cybersecurity measures to further protect against similar incidents moving forward
Reported this incident to law enforcement and is cooperating with their investigation
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(114 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 7 states

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HHS OCRNov 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 15 · first

New Hampshire State AG+23d · this page

California State AG+26d

Maine State AG+26d

Montana State AG+42d

New Hampshire State AG+42d

Vermont State AG+42d

New Hampshire State AG+58d

California State AG+91d

Pattern: first filing Nov 15 (IL), last Feb 14 (CA) — a 91-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/caretree-20231208.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 8, 2023
Raw hash: de7e45b6808db1fe6871c03d675b770b75b95b7dffd823c07ff9dfb05304d580

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCareTree

Victim entityCareTree

Incidentdiscovered Aug 16, 2023

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov