HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

Forefront Dermatology, Sc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 4, 2021

Filed

Jul 8, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

877state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for Forefront Dermatology, Sc →5 incidents on file

Forefront Management, LLC and Forefront Dermatology, S.C. reported unauthorized access to its IT network between May 28 and June 4, 2021. The incident was discovered on June 4, 2021. The breach affected providers, employees, and patients, exposing names, SSNs, and medical information. 877 Washington residents were notified. Credit monitoring was offered.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d5 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 · 7 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 34 days

May 28, 2021

Begins

Jun 4, 2021

Discovered

Jul 8, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_15c79d647247983c2021-07-08Candidate
Maine State AGbd_3f754fb7839b64482021-07-08Verified
Indiana State AGbd_4e09224cb52b50782021-07-08Verified
Montana State AGbd_ccf6a810cb2d0c472021-07-08Verified

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Oregon State AGbd_ec4a8c5027840f322021-07-08Verified

Name: Forefront Dermatology, Sc
norm: forefront dermatology sc

Name: Forefront Dermatology, Sc
norm: forefront dermatology sc
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jun 4, 2021
Breach occurred: May 28, 2021 – Jun 4, 2021
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 8, 2021
Affected individuals: 877state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birthHealth insurance IDMedical information
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 1-99dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoingContained same day
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Office of the Washington Attorney GeneralNotified the DEA
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took its entire network offline
Launched an investigation
Notified law enforcement
Notified the DEA
Offered individuals whose Social Security numbers were involved in the incident complimentary one-year memberships to credit monitoring services through TransUnion
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center
Changes made: Enhancing its security protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(34 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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California State AGJul 8 · first

Maine State AGJul 8 · first

Indiana State AGJul 8 · first

Montana State AGJul 8 · first

Oregon State AGJul 8 · first

Washington State AGJul 8 · first · this page

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM10808.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 8, 2021
Raw hash: 7078cf40221566f1a0e362d115ccda7f93162ad6a2d0fbb026081da6b50f40b3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityForefront Dermatology, Sc

Victim entityForefront Dermatology, Sc

Incidentdiscovered Jun 4, 2021

Stated responseTook its entire network offline

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com