HackingHealthcareHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

NorthCare

bd_4b94c8d48cdeabc5 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Critical

Discovered

Aug 6, 2021

Filed

Nov 16, 2021

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected · nationwide

127,8841 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for NorthCare →2 incidents on file

NorthCare, a healthcare entity based in Oklahoma City, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on June 1, 2021, discovered on August 6, 2021. The incident affected 127,884 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. Acquired data included names and Social Security Numbers. NorthCare sent initial notifications on August 6, 2021, and offered one year of identity theft protection and credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Aug 6, 2021 → Filed with AG Nov 16, 2021102d ✗ ME AG >90d15 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ notification dateThe stored discovery date equals the NOTIFICATION date, collapsing the clock to ~zero. This UNDERSTATES the delay and can mask a real violation.

Incident timeline

undetected · 66 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 102 days

Jun 1, 2021

Begins

Aug 6, 2021

Discovered

Nov 16, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed127,884 affectedView incident

Name: NorthCare
norm: northcare
Domain: northcare.com

Name: NorthCare
norm: northcare
Domain: northcare.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Aug 6, 2021
Breach occurred: Jun 1, 2021
Undetected for: 66 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 6, 2021
Affected individuals: 127,884state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent initial notices August 6, 2021
Sent notice to Maine resident October 19, 2021
Offered one year of Identity Theft protection and Credit monitoring
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(102 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 102d
Discovery-date grounding: notification dateThe stored discovery date equals the NOTIFICATION date, collapsing the clock to ~zero. This UNDERSTATES the delay and can mask a real violation.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 6, 2021
→ Filed with AG: Nov 16, 2021
102d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 6, 2021 → Filed with AG: Nov 16, 2021	102d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/c87baee9-9c92-4540-8f7c-4446a7c8a58a.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 16, 2021
Raw hash: c40cab1f38e16bb76863c692b5037f30f4cd3ab6c764ea7c047de704e7ed91c1

Reporting entityNorthCare

Victim entityNorthCare

Incidentdiscovered Aug 6, 2021

Stated responseSent initial notices August 6, 2021

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov