HackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)MediumContained

Stephen Harkins DDS

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 19, 2023

Filed

Jul 25, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

66%

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Stephen Harkins DDS reported unauthorized access to administrative computer systems on May 19, 2023. The incident affected 2 New Hampshire residents, potentially exposing names, government IDs, and basic health info. The practice notified law enforcement, HHS, and provided credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 67 days

May 19, 2023

Begins

May 19, 2023

Discovered

Jul 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Stephen Harkins DDS
norm: stephen harkins dds
Domain: harkinspainsleep.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: May 19, 2023
Breach occurred: May 19, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 21, 2023
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementNotified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to HIPAA

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the incident with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity and forensic specialists
Performed a review of the information contained on that system
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Providing access to credit monitoring services for individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing existing policies and procedures to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(67 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/stephen-harkins-20230725.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 25, 2023
Raw hash: 98ac0cd169ab889daa56e15c0c52f7d7e3b0e6da70f62d045f34e554459b4684

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityStephen Harkins DDS

Incidentdiscovered May 19, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the incident with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity and forensic specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov