MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

Hypertension Nephrology Associates, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 6, 2024

Filed

May 24, 2024

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

62%

Full breach record for Hypertension Nephrology Associates, P.C. →

Hypertension-Nephrology Associates, P.C. notified patients of an extortion attack (ransomware) occurring between Jan 20 and Feb 6, 2024. Cybercriminals exfiltrated PHI, SSNs, and billing info. The Practice engaged forensic experts, implemented MFA, and offered credit monitoring. Law enforcement and regulators were notified.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 17 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 108 days

Jan 20, 2024

Begins

Feb 6, 2024

Discovered

Mar 15, 2024

Scope determined

May 24, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_32e0647fb8a083662024-02-28 · +85dVerified by operator
Leak Sitebianlianbd_90d60d3cd740dc712024-02-06 · +108dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7069487acb460b942024-05-24Verified
HHS OCRbd_33578a83d8ab1c652024-05-14 · +10dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_6323ddfb23b982642024-05-01 · +23dCandidate
Pressbianlianbd_a48f207d2cb90b562024-02-06 · +108dCandidate

Name: Hypertension Nephrology Associates, P.C.
norm: hypertension nephrology pc
Domain: hnapc.com

Name: Hypertension Nephrology Associates, P.C.
norm: hypertension nephrology pc
Domain: hnapc.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Feb 6, 2024
Breach occurred: Jan 20, 2024 – Feb 6, 2024
Undetected for: 17 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Mar 15, 2024
Notification sent: May 15, 2024
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Social Security numberMedical information
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified applicable federal and state regulators

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the attack
Notified law enforcement
Notified applicable federal and state regulators
Notified consumer reporting agencies
Offering 12/24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services with IDX
Changes made: Reviewing policies and procedures
Implemented Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on all accounts
Engaged leading cybersecurity experts to implement additional safeguards and security protections
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(108 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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PressFeb 6 · first

Illinois State AG+85d

HHS OCR+98d

Massachusetts State AG+108d

Montana State AG+108d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 6, last May 24 (MT) — a 108-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/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1429.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 24, 2024
Raw hash: 3010ff53b2d7b86beedaa4d64c2fffd94042522192185d173d0cd751950c75f2

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHypertension Nephrology Associates, P.C.

Victim entityHypertension Nephrology Associates, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 6, 2024

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov