HackingGovernmentHealthcareGovernmentStolen CredentialsTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 4, 2016

Filed

Dec 27, 2016

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1,001scope not determined

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services →4 incidents on file

New Hampshire DHHS notified over 1,000 individuals that their PHI and PII (including SSN, DOB, Medicaid ID) were accessed by an unauthorized individual who posted data to social media. Discovered Nov 4, 2016. Law enforcement involved; data removed within 24 hours. No credit card info accessed.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 53 days

Nov 4, 2016

Discovered

Dec 27, 2016

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_7354a727f9f54da82016-12-30 · +3dVerified

Name: State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services
norm: state of new hampshire department of health and human

Name: State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services
norm: state of new hampshire department of health and human
Industry: GovernmentllmHealthcarellm

Discovered: Nov 4, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 27, 2016
Affected individuals: 1,001scope not determined
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1539 Screen CaptureT1048 Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified consumer reporting agencies that compile and maintain files on consumers on a nationwide basis
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Worked closely with the DoIT and others to investigate this particular incident and to mitigate any effects
Taking steps to improve the management and protection of confidential information
Reviewed computer systems and privacy and security policies and procedures
Worked with law enforcement and the New Hampshire Department of Information Technology to secure and safeguard its systems
Eliminated the source of the breach so protected health information and/or personal information can no longer be accessed by unauthorized individuals
Changes made: Taking steps to improve the management and protection of confidential information
Reviewing computer systems and privacy and security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(53 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings

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New Hampshire State AGDec 27 · first · this page

HHS OCR+3d

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/health-human-services-20161227.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 27, 2016
Raw hash: 40ce79dca12d5ebcbd5f9918dbb7dd7433b63f73c0d20f5a4ecac9d8292fa992

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityState of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services

Victim entityState of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services

Incidentdiscovered Nov 4, 2016

Stated responseWorked closely with the DoIT and others to investigate this particular incident and to mitigate any effects

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov