MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

neurocare group

bd_285f695774bfa110 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 26, 2012

Filed

Jul 9, 2012

To disclose

13 days

Affected · nationwide

1366 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for neurocare group →

Neurocare, Inc. notified the NH AG of a malware attack on its payroll CPU on June 26, 2012, which compromised credentials for its third-party payroll processor. The incident potentially exposed PII (SSN, DOB, bank info) of 136 employees, including 6 NH residents. Neurocare engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, reset passwords, and offered 1 year of credit monitoring via Experian.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 13 days

Jun 26, 2012

Begins

Jun 26, 2012

Discovered

Jul 9, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed136 affectedView incident

Name: neurocare group
Domain: neurocaregroup.com

Name: neurocare group
Domain: neurocaregroup.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jun 26, 2012
Breach occurred: Jun 26, 2012
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 11, 2012
Affected individuals: 136state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Notified local law enforcement
Changed Neurocare passwords to its systems, including its payroll systems
Advised Neurocare employees that it was investigating an incident that may have involved the compromise of certain information and recommended that employees monitor their direct deposit bank account for suspicious activity
Scanned Neurocare’s computer systems for malware and intrusions
Engaged special outside counsel to provide legal advice as to Neurocare’s legal obligations
Engaged a forensic investigation firm to conduct an investigation of the incident and to recommend further security enhancements
Committed to notify and offer solutions to affected individuals
Changes made: Increasing the profile of data security issues at all levels
Installation of a separate CPU dedicated to payroll processing only
Modification of firewall settings-lockout period
Increased restriction of firewall administration account access
Enhancement of intrusion detection and firewalls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

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

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/neurocare-20120709.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 9, 2012
Raw hash: a2d4cac739ec8062cdd0db6a002d4878d470c09377a577cf967e207724a907df

Reporting entityneurocare group

Victim entityneurocare group

Incidentdiscovered Jun 26, 2012

Stated responseNotified local law enforcement

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov