HackingHealthcareHealthcareDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

RECOVERY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 5, 2019

Filed

May 5, 2019

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for RECOVERY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. →3 incidents on file

Health Recovery Services, Inc. notified Montana regulators of unauthorized network access occurring from Nov 14, 2018 to Feb 5, 2019. Discovered Feb 5, 2019. Potential exposure of PHI, SSNs, and demographics. Forensic experts could not rule out access to patient data. HRS engaged Kroll for credit monitoring and rebuilt its network.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 83 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 89 days

Nov 14, 2018

Begins

Feb 5, 2019

Discovered

May 5, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: RECOVERY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
norm: recovery health
Domain: hrs.org

Name: RECOVERY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
norm: recovery health
Domain: hrs.org
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Feb 5, 2019
Breach occurred: Nov 14, 2018 – Feb 5, 2019
Undetected for: 83 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Montana Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of this access
Disconnected our network and information systems
Rebuilt our entire network to ensure it was secure
Hired a third-party forensic expert
Secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring
Established a dedicated assistance line
Changes made: Reviewing policies and procedures
Enhancing the security of information systems
Updated certain technical, administrative and physical safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(89 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/CON-HRS-Regulator-Notice-MT_Redacted.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 5, 2019
Raw hash: 4d3504285ec617c0a7c183a4824016a4dc735ac202248d09268e16b2eb5a431f

Reporting entityRECOVERY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

Victim entityRECOVERY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 5, 2019

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into the nature and scope of this access

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov