HackingHealthcareHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial accountHighContained

Next Step Healthcare

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 5, 2024

Filed

May 30, 2025

To disclose

51 weeks

Affected · nationwide

12,115192 in this filing

Linked

7 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Next Step Healthcare →

Next Step Healthcare LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between May 21 and June 5, 2024. The incident affected 12,115 individuals nationwide, including 192 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, DOBs, driver's licenses, passport numbers, health insurance numbers, medical info, and financial account numbers. Notices were sent on May 29, 2025, offering 12-24 months of identity protection services.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d51 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 15 days

discovery → filing · 51 weeks / 359 days

May 21, 2024

Begins

Jun 5, 2024

Discovered

May 30, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+42 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by qilin about this victim was first seen 347 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Siteqilinbd_f4e4886a92c3e6ad2024-06-17 · +347dVerified by operator
Leak Siteqilinbd_58ee69bf27d122832024-06-05 · +359dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_0cec3665847bf3a62025-05-30Verified by operator
HHS OCRbd_92d553698d40bfd92025-05-30Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_a54984fff53d02c12025-05-30Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_dcada36069dde6442025-05-29 · +1dVerified by operator

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Next Step Healthcare
norm: next step healthcare
Domain: nextstephc.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jun 5, 2024
Breach occurred: May 21, 2024 – Jun 5, 2024
Undetected for: 15 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 29, 2025
Affected individuals: 12,115state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure its environment
Enlisted the assistance of outside experts to conduct an investigation
Launched a comprehensive review of the potentially affected data
Implemented additional safeguards to help ensure the security of its systems
Established a toll-free call center through TransUnion
Provided guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards to help ensure the security of its systems
Performed a thorough review of our email environment to investigate the incident
Implemented additional security measures to protect our digital environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 51 weeks(359 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 359dME resident >60d · 358d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 5, 2024
→ Filed with AG: May 30, 2025
359d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Jun 5, 2024
→ Notified: May 29, 2025
358d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 5, 2024 → Filed with AG: May 30, 2025	359d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Jun 5, 2024 → Notified: May 29, 2025	358d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGMay 29 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d

HHS OCR+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bcc8bbb9-cf64-4b49-b36f-d87a687f1412.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 30, 2025
Raw hash: dc95867db8a50d0ec444839dc3b303e07b159caa21ba46086f737d6ce81e29c0

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityNext Step Healthcare

Incidentdiscovered Jun 5, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure its environment

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov