MalwareHealthcareTechnologyHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)MediumContained

medQ, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 26, 2023

Filed

Feb 23, 2024

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for medQ, Inc. →2 incidents on file

medQ, Inc. experienced a ransomware incident where files were encrypted and exfiltrated from its software platform hosted by a third-party data center between December 20-26, 2023. The breach affected individuals' PHI, including names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, diagnoses, and treatment information. medQ disconnected the network, engaged forensic investigators, and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Dec 26, 2023 → Notified Feb 16, 202452d ✓ CA 60-day OK8 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 6 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Dec 20, 2023

Begins

Dec 26, 2023

Discovered

Feb 23, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_47b1f8800add20a62024-02-23Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_bb9314f65e0432352024-02-23Verified
Indiana State AGbd_bdb2089ed777401b2024-02-23Verified
Maine State AGbd_dcfa5a8e797d467d2024-02-23Candidate

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Montana State AGbd_e84e7d460997ea882024-02-23Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_c4a29c2a879476bb2024-03-13 · +19dVerified
California State AGbd_7756d64c62956c672024-05-29 · +96dVerified

Name: medQ, Inc.
norm: medq

Name: medQ, Inc.
norm: medq
Industry: HealthcarellmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Dec 26, 2023
Breach occurred: Dec 20, 2023 – Dec 26, 2023
Undetected for: 6 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 16, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Disconnected the network in the medQ Platform
Engaged legal counsel to provide legal advice for an investigation into the incident
Engaged a cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation
Conducted a robust review of the data to identify individuals whose information may have been impacted
Offering 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Equifax
Changes made: Implemented and will continue to adopt additional safeguards and technical security measures to further protect and monitor our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 52d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Dec 26, 2023
→ Notified: Feb 16, 2024
52d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Dec 26, 2023 → Notified: Feb 16, 2024	52d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

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HHS OCRFeb 23 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 23 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 23 · first

Maine State AGFeb 23 · first

Montana State AGFeb 23 · first

California State AGFeb 23 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+19d

California State AG+96d

Pattern: first filing Feb 23 (TX), last May 29 (CA) — a 96-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-581459
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 23, 2024
Raw hash: 43a1130aae49eff08aaf855e4eaed7fc8bddeb7d7007c7a618b9fbe129701023

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitymedQ, Inc.

Victim entitymedQ, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 26, 2023

Stated responseDisconnected the network in the medQ Platform

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov