HackingHealthcareProfessional ServicesHealthcareVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (Dependency)PHIHealth (basic)Government IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Data Media Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 1, 2023

Filed

Aug 23, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Data Media Associates →4 incidents on file

Data Media Associates, LLC disclosed a data breach affecting protected health information due to the exploitation of a critical vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer software. The incident occurred between May 31 and June 1, 2023, and was discovered in June 2023. Affected data may include names, addresses, health insurance IDs (potentially SSNs), and other PHI. The company patched the system, engaged external experts, and offered identity theft protection services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 83 days

May 31, 2023

Begins

Jun 1, 2023

Discovered

Aug 23, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_260b7cb119fa0ee92023-08-23Candidate
Montana State AGbd_721a9fed6d650d0b2023-08-23Verified
Oregon State AGbd_9629ce6ff1f3e5c82023-08-23Verified
HHS OCRbd_30963eb787b1cdd82023-08-24 · +1dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_450803226b4712aa2023-08-28 · +5dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_8be62e38447897d82023-08-30 · +7dVerified
Washington State AGbd_5fe69a1c32fcae1b2023-09-25 · +33dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_738544e5a7db48382023-09-25 · +33dVerified
Maine State AGbd_dd8d071e11b9229b2023-09-25 · +33dVerified
HHS OCRbd_54c0ed94f96132692023-10-09 · +47dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: Data Media Associates
norm: data media associates

Name: Data Media Associates
norm: data media associates
Industry: HealthcarellmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 1, 2023
Breach occurred: May 31, 2023 – Jun 1, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 23, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Patched its MOVEit system in accordance with the developer's instructions
Undertook a comprehensive investigation with the assistance of leading external experts
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX, A ZeroFox Company
Changes made: Taken all remediation measures recommended by the MOVEit software developers
Evaluating additional safeguards that can be put in place to further enhance the security of the data entrusted to us
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(83 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 10 states

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Indiana State AGAug 23 · first

Montana State AGAug 23 · first

Oregon State AGAug 23 · first

California State AGAug 23 · first · this page

HHS OCR+1d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Delaware State AG+7d

Washington State AG+33d

Massachusetts State AG+33d

Maine State AG+33d

HHS OCR+47d

Pattern: first filing Aug 23 (IN), last Oct 9 (GA) — a 47-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-572311
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 23, 2023
Raw hash: b973db519d6cd226cb1f7576862ec1a9b6f514cc5c3775d08f209a35c3b861e5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityData Media Associates

Victim entityData Media Associates

Incidentdiscovered Jun 1, 2023

Stated responsePatched its MOVEit system in accordance with the developer's instructions

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov