MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData ExfiltratedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsEmploymentMediumContained

Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 5, 2024

Filed

May 3, 2024

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA →

Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons P.A. notified Delaware AG on May 23, 2024, of a ransomware incident occurring March 2-5, 2024. An unauthorized actor accessed systems, encrypted data, and exfiltrated patient and employee PII (including names, SSNs, DOBs). The company disconnected the network, engaged forensic investigators, and implemented MFA and 24/7 monitoring. Credit monitoring services were offered to affected individuals.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d8 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Mar 2, 2024

Begins

Mar 5, 2024

Discovered

May 3, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 11 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by bianlian about this victim predates this filing by 37 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_4a47b006cd35e0022024-03-26 · +37dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_a9ca70c486c9967c2024-05-03Verified
Montana State AGbd_0ea78c864d79336e2024-05-23 · +20dVerified
Maine State AGbd_1f0b6b6b21b5e7d12024-05-23 · +20dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_5702f907d34651332024-05-23 · +20dVerified

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 25d gap

Indiana State AGbd_922263186986bea12024-05-23 · +20dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_c2bf963d8fe60ee32024-05-23 · +20dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_d4f0525d663692c52024-05-23 · +20dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_e383e7d553cc2a012024-05-23 · +20dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f289470b970aceb12024-05-28 · +25dVerified by operator

Name: Cyberscout
norm: cyberscout

Name: Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA
norm: affiliated dermatologists and dermatologic surgeons
Domain: affiliateddermatologists.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 5, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 2, 2024 – Mar 5, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 23, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Disconnected access to the network
Alerted its third-party IT provider
Engaged legal counsel and specialized cybersecurity professionals to conduct a forensic investigation
Engaged specialized cybersecurity professionals to assist network restoration efforts
Changes made: Implementation of 24-7 network security monitoring
Multi-factor authentication for all remote access
Password resets for all accounts on the network
Offering access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗

HHS OCRMay 3 · first

Delaware State AGMay 3 · first · this page

Montana State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d

California State AG+20d

Indiana State AG+20d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

South Carolina State AG+20d

Vermont State AG+20d

New Hampshire State AG+25d

Pattern: first filing May 3 (NJ), last May 28 (NH) — a 25-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://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2024/05/24-05-23-Individual-Notice-Letter-Sample-Redacted-Affiliated-Dermatologist.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 3, 2024
Raw hash: 550d436f34f869a97c962e3cade7eb0da6e544e26bc566d9ade2dfea829cb2a3

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCyberscout

Victim entityAffiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA

Incidentdiscovered Mar 5, 2024

Stated responseDisconnected access to the network

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov