MalwareHealthcareTechnologyHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

US FERTILITY ENTERPRISES, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 14, 2020

Filed

Jan 8, 2021

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for US FERTILITY ENTERPRISES, LLC →2 incidents on file

US Fertility LLC experienced a ransomware attack between August 12 and September 14, 2020. The malware encrypted systems, and forensic investigation confirmed unauthorized access and exfiltration of a limited number of files containing protected health information (PHI), including names and potentially dates of birth. The incident was discovered on September 14, 2020. Systems were remediated and reconnected by September 20, 2020. Affected individuals were offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 33 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 116 days

Aug 12, 2020

Begins

Sep 14, 2020

Discovered

Jan 8, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1a8f96c8084b0f5d2021-01-08Verified
Indiana State AGbd_62c2c6d3773a42ce2021-01-08Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_22f63ea0d56ffbcf2021-01-20 · +12dVerified

Name: US FERTILITY ENTERPRISES, LLC
norm: us fertility

Name: US FERTILITY ENTERPRISES, LLC
norm: us fertility
Industry: HealthcarellmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Sep 14, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 12, 2020 – Sep 14, 2020
Undetected for: 33 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement authorities of the Incident

During the incident: Retained third-party computer forensic specialists to assist in our investigation
Proactively removed a number of systems from our network upon discovering the Incident
Remediated the malware identified
Ensured the security of our environment
Reconnected systems on September 20, 2020
Notified federal law enforcement authorities of the Incident
Continue to cooperate with their investigation
Fortified the security of our firewall
Utilized the forensic specialists engaged to monitor network activity and remediate any suspicious activity
Provided notification to potentially impacted individuals as quickly as possible
Adapting our existing employee training protocols relating to data protection and security, including training targeted at recognizing phishing emails
Providing twelve (12) months of complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services through TransUnion
Changes made: Fortified the security of our firewall
Adapting our existing employee training protocols relating to data protection and security, including training targeted at recognizing phishing emails
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(116 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 · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGJan 8 · first

Indiana State AGJan 8 · first

California State AGJan 8 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+12d

Pattern: first filing Jan 8 (MA), last Jan 20 (NH) — a 12-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-198340
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 8, 2021
Raw hash: c38b79655dbfa8d68a785eee9efe4bf58b78b5423d78caa4f2cc1e1f98d0fbd0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUS FERTILITY ENTERPRISES, LLC

Victim entityUS FERTILITY ENTERPRISES, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Sep 14, 2020

Stated responseRetained third-party computer forensic specialists to assist in our investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov