HackingHealthcareTechnologyHealthcareVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

Shields Health Care Group, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 28, 2022

Filed

Jul 22, 2022

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected · nationwide

1,018586 in this filing

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Shields Health Care Group, Inc. →4 incidents on file

Shields Health Care Group, Inc. disclosed a cyberattack where an unknown actor gained unauthorized access to systems from March 7-21, 2022, acquiring data including SSNs and PHI. Discovered March 28, 2022. Notifications sent July 25, 2022, to ~1,018 individuals (586 in WA). Response included law enforcement notification, forensic investigation, system rebuilding, and 2-year credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d17 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 · 21 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 116 days

Mar 7, 2022

Begins

Mar 28, 2022

Discovered

Jul 22, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 14 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_31e1580fc13fc22a2022-07-22Verified
Maine State AGbd_6323f931092b3aa82022-07-22Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_9109906827c3157e2022-07-22Verified
Oregon State AGbd_9fcea963280901ef2022-07-22Verified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 276d gap

Indiana State AGbd_949962535a156bfc2022-07-25 · +3dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_6cf75313cd35acf82022-07-26 · +4dVerified
Maine State AGbd_6858fa9ec9086f9e2023-04-19 · +271dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_8e834a0cb07d4cf92023-04-19 · +271dVerified
California State AGbd_f4afa3fde068325b2023-04-19 · +271dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0c28877aa52077522023-04-24 · +276dVerified

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: Shields Health Care Group, Inc.
norm: shields health care
Domain: shields.com

Name: Shields Health Care Group, Inc.
norm: shields health care
Domain: shields.com
Industry: HealthcarellmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Mar 28, 2022
Breach occurred: Mar 7, 2022 – Mar 21, 2022
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 25, 2022
Affected individuals: 1,018state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the eventProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulatorsNotifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and prominent media pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)Notifying the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation into this issue
Worked with a number of subject matter specialists
Performed a comprehensive review of the contents of the affected systems
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for two (2) years, through Kroll
Providing 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
Notifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and prominent media pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Notifying the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Posted website notice pursuant to HIPAA rules
Providing media notice pursuant to HIPAA
Rebuilt certain systems on our network
Changes made: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assess the security of Shields systems
Identify potentially affected individuals
Rebuilt certain systems on our network
Working to review and enhance these protections as part of our ongoing commitment to data security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(116 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

California State AGJul 22 · first

Maine State AGJul 22 · first

Montana State AGJul 22 · first

Oregon State AGJul 22 · first

Washington State AGJul 22 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+3d

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Maine State AG+271d

Vermont State AG+271d

California State AG+271d

New Hampshire State AG+276d

Pattern: first filing Jul 22 (CA), last Apr 24 (NH) — a 276-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 13 — the full spread may be wider.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA12885.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 22, 2022
Raw hash: 219257ae186fc52952cc655d49814c9e0f27d5d49e7eebbaebff0b6578fe3dc6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityShields Health Care Group, Inc.

Victim entityShields Health Care Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 28, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation into this issue

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com