HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

Acuity International

bd_5324f6707fb5daf2 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Critical

Discovered

Sep 30, 2020

Filed

May 10, 2022

To disclose

20 months

Affected · nationwide

122,710679 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Acuity International →2 incidents on file

Acuity International, a healthcare entity based in Reston, VA, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between April 9, 2020, and October 22, 2020. The breach was discovered on September 30, 2020. The incident compromised the names and Social Security Numbers of approximately 122,710 individuals, including 679 Maine residents. Notification letters were sent to affected individuals in early 2022, offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 30, 2020 → Filed with AG May 10, 2022587d ✗ ME AG >90d20 months discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 174 days

discovery → filing · 20 months / 587 days

Apr 9, 2020

Begins

Sep 30, 2020

Discovered

May 10, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+73 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_6bd559b26572b5532022-05-10Verified
California State AGbd_b5c2773e3269b99d2022-05-10Verified
Indiana State AGbd_75394dba73f1bfaa2022-02-15 · +84dCandidate

Name: Acuity International
norm: acuity international
Domain: go.acuityinternational.com

Name: Acuity International
norm: acuity international
Domain: go.acuityinternational.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Sep 30, 2020
Breach occurred: Apr 9, 2020 – Oct 22, 2020
Undetected for: 174 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 12, 2022
Affected individuals: 122,710state + 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
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of Equifax credit monitoring
Offered dark web monitoring
Offered $1,000,000 identity fraud loss reimbursement policy
Offered fully-managed identity theft recovery service
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 months(587 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 587dME resident >180d · 589d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Sep 30, 2020
→ Filed with AG: May 10, 2022
587d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 30, 2020
→ Notified: May 12, 2022
589d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 30, 2020 → Filed with AG: May 10, 2022	587d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 30, 2020 → Notified: May 12, 2022	589d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 15 · first

New Hampshire State AG+84d

California State AG+84d

Maine State AG+84d · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 15 (IN), last May 10 (ME) — a 84-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/011bcdb0-a216-4d1e-bd8f-f3e6eff93bbb.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 10, 2022
Raw hash: 98230cfcf3fd6adbcef1ef718c58adeb374d97c3c9d820ad188dfb965b0db22e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAcuity International

Victim entityAcuity International

Incidentdiscovered Sep 30, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov