MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowContained

Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 5, 2023

Filed

Sep 1, 2023

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

9state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC →

Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC (BOS) reported a cyberattack on its computer systems. Unauthorized access occurred between Feb 3 and Mar 5, 2023, resulting in the unauthorized acquisition of PHI and personal data. BOS notified law enforcement, HHS, and state regulators. Nine New Hampshire residents were notified on Sep 1, 2023, and offered credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d26 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 30 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 180 days

Feb 3, 2023

Begins

Mar 5, 2023

Discovered

Jul 31, 2023

Scope determined

Sep 1, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

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

A leak claim by abyss about this victim predates this filing by 180 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteabyssbd_7181336775d0a4c72023-03-27 · +158dVerified by operator
Leak Siteabyssbd_c296298a3c37176a2023-03-05 · +180dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3dc9e0cb8e4f4cd62023-09-01Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_4b7a4f2dc65c7f2c2023-09-01Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_91ee11657b1384872023-09-01Verified
Montana State AGbd_b772198a8323fb6d2023-09-01Verified by operator

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 180d gap

Maine State AGbd_2533021e4de60b522023-09-05 · +4dVerified
HHS OCRbd_8fbea44f36bfa4bc2023-09-05 · +4dVerified
Pressabyssbd_07c9895ccb992c302023-03-05 · +180dCandidate

Name: Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC
norm: bienville orthopaedic specialists
Domain: bienvilleortho.com

Name: Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC
norm: bienville orthopaedic specialists
Domain: bienvilleortho.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 5, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 3, 2023 – Mar 5, 2023
Undetected for: 30 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jul 31, 2023
Notification sent: Sep 1, 2023
Affected individuals: 9state-resident count only
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice to relevant state and federal regulatorsProviding written notice to the three major credit reporting agenciesNotifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of BOS systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement
Provided access to credit monitoring services for individuals whose personal information was potentially affected
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators
Providing written notice to the three major credit reporting agencies
Notifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and prominent media pursuant to HIPAA
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards to further enhance existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(180 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

PressMar 5 · first

Massachusetts State AG+180d

Vermont State AG+180d

Indiana State AG+180d

Montana State AG+180d

New Hampshire State AG+180d · this page

Maine State AG+184d

HHS OCR+184d

Pattern: first filing Mar 5, last Sep 5 (MS) — a 184-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/bienville-orthopaedic-specialists-20230901.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 1, 2023
Raw hash: acf047b79ab80c67ed5f299c4a006bfeb9ab7af9023719683f0ca0a19d14e135

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC

Victim entityBienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 5, 2023

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov