HackingHealthcareHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, P.A.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 22, 2024

Filed

Feb 16, 2024

To disclose

25 days

Affected · nationwide

2,3451 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, P.A. →2 incidents on file

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, P.A. (Austin, TX) reported an external system breach occurring on 10/12/2023, discovered on 01/22/2024. The incident affected 2,345 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Acquired data included names combined with driver's license numbers. The entity provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration via TransUnion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 22, 2024 → Filed with AG Feb 16, 202425d ✓ ME AG ≤30d25 days 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 · 102 days

discovery → filing · 25 days

Oct 12, 2023

Begins

Jan 22, 2024

Discovered

Feb 16, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_e31f0e2bdff2c0942024-02-16Verified
Illinois State AGbd_99ae5ca15c8556d02024-02-01 · +15dVerified

Name: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, P.A.
norm: cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons
Domain: ctvstexas.com

Name: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, P.A.
norm: cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons
Domain: ctvstexas.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jan 22, 2024
Breach occurred: Oct 12, 2023
Undetected for: 102 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 16, 2024
Affected individuals: 2,345state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Driver's licence number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration through TransUnion
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 days(25 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 25d
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: Jan 22, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Feb 16, 2024
25d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 22, 2024 → Filed with AG: Feb 16, 2024	25d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Illinois State AGFeb 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+15d

Maine State AG+15d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 1 (IL), last Feb 16 (ME) — a 15-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-a1252b4f8318/1ec0bc9f-bbeb-4a1f-bdde-1b47f9f73f56.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 16, 2024
Raw hash: 7c046f739aba322edd9f8c99ead85933fff673d75bc4c92a39fb1d75433ce977

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, P.A.

Victim entityCardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Jan 22, 2024

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov