HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The May Institute, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 14, 2023

Filed

Apr 1, 2024

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

136state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The May Institute, Inc. →12 incidents on file

The May Institute, Inc. notified 136 New Hampshire residents of a cybersecurity incident discovered on December 14, 2023, involving unauthorized access to network files starting December 5, 2023. The breach potentially exposed personal information, including government identifiers. The Institute engaged federal law enforcement, notified HHS, and provided credit monitoring services through IDX to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 9 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 109 days

Dec 5, 2023

Begins

Dec 14, 2023

Discovered

Apr 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_741bdbdf65f0748b2024-04-01Verified
Vermont State AGbd_b84a1b378974faf32024-04-01Verified
Maine State AGbd_c36bf0a5f44719802024-04-01Candidate
Maine State AGbd_137142407e3cac512024-05-07 · +36dVerified

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Vermont State AGbd_24be293e36e71d442024-05-07 · +36dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5207e8054ff815ef2024-05-07 · +36dVerified
California State AGbd_d04a26b2741bc21c2024-05-07 · +36dVerified

Name: The May Institute, Inc.
norm: the may institute

Name: The May Institute, Inc.
norm: the may institute
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Dec 14, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 5, 2023
Undetected for: 9 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 1, 2024
Affected individuals: 136state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement regarding the incidentproviding written notice of this incident to the consumer reporting agencies and to the relevant state regulatorsnotified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began providing written notice of this incident to one hundred thirty-six (136) New Hampshire residents
Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assess the security of The May Institute, Inc. systems
Taking steps to identify potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the incident
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity theft protections services through IDX
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 individuals with information on how to obtain a free credit report
Providing written notice of this incident to the consumer reporting agencies and to the relevant state regulators
Notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Changes made: Working to review our existing policies and procedures and implement additional safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(109 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGApr 1 · first

Vermont State AGApr 1 · first

Maine State AGApr 1 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 1 · first · this page

Maine State AG+36d

Vermont State AG+36d

New Hampshire State AG+36d

California State AG+36d

Pattern: first filing Apr 1 (IN), last May 7 (CA) — a 36-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/may-institute-20240401.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 1, 2024
Raw hash: f1967cc323f196b3de1521cf92e581e1a1c2c77d6895cbda295caa6ec78a5f68

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe May Institute, Inc.

Victim entityThe May Institute, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 14, 2023

Stated responseBegan providing written notice of this incident to one hundred thirty-six (136) New Hampshire residents

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov