HackingHealthcareEducationHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIHighContained

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

bd_561f2c4e93d9b1b3 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 16, 2024

Filed

Jan 24, 2025

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

533,87444 in this filing

Linked

19 records

Confidence

89%

Full breach record for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center →5 incidents on file

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between September 17 and September 29, 2024, discovered on December 16, 2024. The incident affected 533,874 individuals in total, including 44 Maine residents. Affected individuals were notified on January 24, 2025. IDX provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration assistance to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 16, 2024 → Filed with AG Jan 24, 202539d ⏱ ME AG >30d6 weeks 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 · 90 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

Sep 17, 2024

Begins

Dec 16, 2024

Discovered

Jan 24, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 19 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_5500a70c17b28aca2025-01-25 · +1dVerified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_571c3d6360691c0e2025-01-25 · +1dVerified by operator
Maryland State AGbd_6c61d54a8c64be662025-11-13 · +293dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_8dc4d5429ac7975f2026-04-09 · +440dVerified by operator

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Vermont State AGbd_089646818ad5fad52026-04-24 · +455dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_449641a5d71e4b662026-04-24 · +455dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_8bb2d9eda10bb2a12026-04-24 · +455dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_d650ce20ce73e9162026-04-24 · +455dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_fb1273ad520c4d492026-04-24 · +455dCandidate
Texas State AGbd_1ed8f8b32923e37d2026-04-27 · +458dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 18 linked disclosures.

Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
norm: texas tech university health sciences center
Domain: ttuhsc.edu
Industry: Healthcare

Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
norm: texas tech university health sciences center
Domain: ttuhsc.edu
Industry: Healthcare
Industry: HealthcarellmEducationllm

Discovered: Dec 16, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 17, 2024 – Sep 29, 2024
Undetected for: 90 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 24, 2025
Affected individuals: 533,874state + nationwide
Data types: PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Written notification to affected individuals
12 Months of credit monitoring and identity restoration assistance services from IDX
Changes made: 12 Months of credit monitoring and identity restoration assistance services from IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 39d
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: Dec 16, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Jan 24, 2025
39d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 16, 2024 → Filed with AG: Jan 24, 2025	39d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 9 states

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Maine State AGJan 24 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maryland State AG+293d

Washington State AG+440d

Vermont State AG+455d

New Hampshire State AG+455d

Oregon State AG+455d

California State AG+455d

Maine State AG+455d

Texas State AG+458d

Pattern: first filing Jan 24 (ME), last Apr 27 (TX) — a 458-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 18 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/581852b7-96df-454a-ab7e-82f4fca66a01.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 24, 2025
Raw hash: ab8baad21e3e81f9285ac9eb01e995de15e305b83c68456b7d5a279688e67004

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Victim entityTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Incidentdiscovered Dec 16, 2024

Stated responseWritten notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov