HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

The May Institute, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 14, 2023

Filed

May 7, 2024

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

153state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The May Institute, Inc. →12 incidents on file

May Institute, Inc. notified New Hampshire residents of a data breach where unauthorized actors accessed files containing personal information (including SSNs) between Dec 5-14, 2023. The incident was discovered on Dec 14, 2023. Notices were sent starting April 1, 2024, affecting 153 NH residents. The Institute engaged law enforcement, notified HHS, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 9 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 145 days

Dec 5, 2023

Begins

Dec 14, 2023

Discovered

Apr 8, 2024

Scope determined

May 7, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+12 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_137142407e3cac512024-05-07Verified
Vermont State AGbd_24be293e36e71d442024-05-07Verified
California State AGbd_d04a26b2741bc21c2024-05-07Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_266c7d36ba41aac32024-04-01 · +36dVerified

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Indiana State AGbd_741bdbdf65f0748b2024-04-01 · +36dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_b84a1b378974faf32024-04-01 · +36dVerified
Maine State AGbd_c36bf0a5f44719802024-04-01 · +36dCandidate

Name: The May Institute, Inc.
norm: the may institute

Name: The May Institute, Inc.
norm: the may institute
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Dec 14, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 5, 2023
Undetected for: 9 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Apr 8, 2024
Notification sent: Apr 1, 2024
Affected individuals: 153state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcementproviding written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators as requirednotifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assess the security of May Institute systems
Taking steps to identify potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the incident
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity theft protections services through IDX
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one’s credit file
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators as required
Notifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards
Training to its employees
Reviewing our existing policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(145 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 5 states

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New Hampshire State AGApr 1 · first

Indiana State AGApr 1 · first

Vermont State AGApr 1 · first

Maine State AGApr 1 · first

Maine State AG+36d

Vermont State AG+36d

California State AG+36d

New Hampshire State AG+36d · this page

Pattern: first filing Apr 1 (NH), last May 7 (NH) — a 36-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/may-institute-20240507.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 7, 2024
Raw hash: a5629f99c2febdb17979c01d34c86144dc5d37d532b82b08bcc30d3a574e9827

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe May Institute, Inc.

Victim entityThe May Institute, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 14, 2023

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov