HackingTechnologyHealthcareInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumActive

Newkirk Products, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 6, 2016

Filed

Aug 19, 2016

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

2,072state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Newkirk Products, Inc. →

Newkirk Products, Inc., a healthcare ID card service provider, disclosed that a server containing member information for Symphonix Health was accessed without authorization starting May 21, 2016. The breach was discovered on July 6, 2016. Data potentially accessed included names, addresses, DOBs, and plan details, but no SSNs or medical records. Newkirk engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and offered two years of identity protection services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 46 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 44 days

May 21, 2016

Begins

Jul 6, 2016

Discovered

Aug 19, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_b27aaea900f941582016-08-19Verified
California State AGbd_b094e5550c9b1eba2016-08-18 · +1dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_9c9bb64f0ded79432016-08-17 · +2dVerified
HHS OCRbd_6e817458e194b87f2016-08-09 · +10dVerified

Name: Newkirk Products, Inc.
norm: newkirk products

Name: Newkirk Products, Inc.
norm: newkirk products
Industry: TechnologyllmHealthcarellm

Discovered: Jul 6, 2016
Breach occurred: May 21, 2016
Undetected for: 46 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 1, 2016
Affected individuals: 2,072state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Shut down the server
Started an investigation into the incident
Hired a third-party forensic investigator
Notified federal law enforcement
Offering two years of identity protection and restoration services with AllClear ID at no cost
Changes made: Taking measures to improve cyber security controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(44 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

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HHS OCRAug 9 · first

Oregon State AG+8d

California State AG+9d

California State AG+10d

Montana State AG+10d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 9 (NY), last Aug 19 (MT) — a 10-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Newkirk-Symphonix.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 19, 2016
Raw hash: b0b2fb9bec8a23afbea32ace7d88f85553f2d695c3cbfcf2b92149eb98b87c67

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNewkirk Products, Inc.

Victim entityNewkirk Products, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 6, 2016

Stated responseShut down the server

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov