HackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa

bd_2a28526c953d48e1 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 3, 2020

Filed

Nov 13, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

92,7955 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa →4 incidents on file

Mercy Iowa City, a healthcare provider, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 15, 2020, discovered on October 3, 2020. The incident affected 92,795 individuals, including 5 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and Social Security Numbers. The entity notified affected individuals in writing on November 13, 2020, and offered one year of identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Oct 3, 2020 → Filed with AG Nov 13, 202041d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 141 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 41 days

May 15, 2020

Begins

Oct 3, 2020

Discovered

Nov 13, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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_35d6f4ce995941d62020-11-13Verified
HHS OCRbd_cb229a485f2d826b2020-11-13Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_312e904dda8c788e2020-12-01 · +18dVerified

Name: Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa
norm: mercy hospital iowa city iowa

Name: Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa
norm: mercy hospital iowa city iowa
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Oct 3, 2020
Breach occurred: May 15, 2020
Undetected for: 141 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 13, 2020
Affected individuals: 92,795state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered one year of Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B identity theft protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(41 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 41d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Oct 3, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Nov 13, 2020
41d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Oct 3, 2020 → Filed with AG: Nov 13, 2020	41d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGNov 13 · first

HHS OCRNov 13 · first

Maine State AGNov 13 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+18d

Pattern: first filing Nov 13 (MA), last Dec 1 (NH) — a 18-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/2bb0da76-5557-4f07-b6f3-819f262ecf60.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 13, 2020
Raw hash: f0a17eff59f1c631ed10813524be5407c7023c3c398e02796b23b3bf9e7d670b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa

Victim entityMercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa

Incidentdiscovered Oct 3, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov