HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Northwest Eye Surgeons, P.C.

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 1, 2020

Filed

Sep 23, 2020

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,4981 in this filing

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Northwest Eye Surgeons, P.C. →

Northwest Eye Surgeons, P.C. and Sight Partners LLC (NES) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 1, 2020. The incident affected 6,498 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The breach compromised names and Social Security Numbers. NES provided 12 months of credit, dark web monitoring, and ID theft restoration services through Experian to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 1, 2020 → Filed with AG Sep 23, 2020145d ✗ ME AG >90d21 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 145 days

May 1, 2020

Begins

May 1, 2020

Discovered

Sep 23, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6,498 affectedView incident

Name: Northwest Eye Surgeons, P.C.
norm: northwest eye surgeons

Name: Northwest Eye Surgeons, P.C.
norm: northwest eye surgeons
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: May 1, 2020
Breach occurred: May 1, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 30, 2020
Affected individuals: 6,498state + 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 credit and dark web monitoring and ID theft restoration through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(145 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 145dME resident >180d · 182d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 1, 2020
→ Filed with AG: Sep 23, 2020
145d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: May 1, 2020
→ Notified: Oct 30, 2020
182d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 1, 2020 → Filed with AG: Sep 23, 2020	145d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: May 1, 2020 → Notified: Oct 30, 2020	182d	180 days	ME resident >180d

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/bce234e1-6807-44a1-9d10-5ad6d2deb6e6.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 23, 2020
Raw hash: 4d7b34081bf383c3c9fec0724954fb255fce9734fd0977ec09961ebc1913c57a

Reporting entityNorthwest Eye Surgeons, P.C.

Victim entityNorthwest Eye Surgeons, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered May 1, 2020

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov