HackingHealthcareHealthcareBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedDownstream VictimsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

CareSouth Carolina, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 24, 2020

Filed

May 14, 2021

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected · nationwide

76,0356 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for CareSouth Carolina, Inc. →

CareSouth Carolina, Inc. reported a data breach impacting 6 Maine residents, which was discovered on November 24, 2020. The breach was a result of an external system breach (hacking) that occurred on November 12, 2020 at their business associate, Netgain Technology, Inc. The compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were notified on May 17, 2021, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Nov 24, 2020 → Filed with AG May 14, 2021171d ✗ ME AG >90d24 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 12 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 171 days

Nov 12, 2020

Begins

Nov 24, 2020

Discovered

May 14, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_362725b470e87f752021-05-14Verified
HHS OCRbd_8b5cbdb124c94c8d2021-05-14Verified
South Carolina State AGbd_ea98627dd6e25b0b2021-05-14Verified

Name: CareSouth Carolina, Inc.
norm: caresouth carolina
Domain: caresouth-carolina.com

Name: CareSouth Carolina, Inc.
norm: caresouth carolina
Domain: caresouth-carolina.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Nov 24, 2020
Breach occurred: Nov 12, 2020
Undetected for: 12 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 17, 2021
Affected individuals: 76,035state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(171 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 171dME resident >60d · 174d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Nov 24, 2020
→ Filed with AG: May 14, 2021
171d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 24, 2020
→ Notified: May 17, 2021
174d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 24, 2020 → Filed with AG: May 14, 2021	171d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 24, 2020 → Notified: May 17, 2021	174d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGMay 14 · first

HHS OCRMay 14 · first

South Carolina State AGMay 14 · first

Maine State AGMay 14 · first · this page

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/a3b1af4b-1ebb-4609-a267-bfd504f07e70.shtml
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Filed at: May 14, 2021
Raw hash: 613950768f2f2f7b49b96aa007977de4cb75987138274c0f2acbf3de4b7e1f94

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCareSouth Carolina, Inc.

Victim entityCareSouth Carolina, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 24, 2020

Stated responseOffered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX.

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov