HackingHealthcareHealthcareDelayed DiscoveryPHIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC

bd_4b7a4f2dc65c7f2c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 5, 2023

Filed

Sep 1, 2023

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC →

Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC disclosed a cyberattack on its computer systems. Unauthorized access occurred between Feb 3 and March 5, 2023, resulting in the acquisition of PHI and basic identity data. The company secured systems, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring. No specific victim count was provided in the filing.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday26 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 · 30 days

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 180 days

Feb 3, 2023

Begins

Mar 5, 2023

Discovered

Sep 1, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by abyss about this victim predates this filing by 180 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteabyssbd_7181336775d0a4c72023-03-27 · +158dVerified by operator
Leak Siteabyssbd_c296298a3c37176a2023-03-05 · +180dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_2af14f098d818e562023-09-01Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_3dc9e0cb8e4f4cd62023-09-01Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_91ee11657b1384872023-09-01Verified
Montana State AGbd_b772198a8323fb6d2023-09-01Verified by operator

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 180d gap

Maine State AGbd_2533021e4de60b522023-09-05 · +4dVerified
HHS OCRbd_8fbea44f36bfa4bc2023-09-05 · +4dVerified
Pressabyssbd_07c9895ccb992c302023-03-05 · +180dCandidate

Name: Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC
norm: bienville orthopaedic specialists
Domain: bienvilleortho.com

Name: Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC
norm: bienville orthopaedic specialists
Domain: bienvilleortho.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 5, 2023
Breach occurred: Feb 3, 2023 – Mar 4, 2023
Undetected for: 30 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Sep 1, 2023
Notification sent: Sep 1, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Promptly took steps to secure our systems
Began an investigation into the nature and scope of the incident
Undertook a comprehensive review of the affected data
Secured our environment
Investigated to determine the nature and scope of the incident
Notified law enforcement
Offering you access to 12/24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through Equifax
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards to further enhance existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(180 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >90d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

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PressMar 5 · first

New Hampshire State AG+180d

Massachusetts State AG+180d

Indiana State AG+180d

Montana State AG+180d

Vermont State AG+180d · this page

Maine State AG+184d

HHS OCR+184d

Pattern: first filing Mar 5, last Sep 5 (MS) — a 184-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-09-01-bienville-orthopaedic-specialists-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 1, 2023
Raw hash: 2bf85295ad7c3e93c5cb83c6f1a663cfb8bb6628787aeabfaf66c84c1223694e

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC

Victim entityBienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC

Incidentdiscovered Mar 5, 2023

Stated responsePromptly took steps to secure our systems

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov