HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)MediumContained

Broward Health

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 19, 2021

Filed

Jan 1, 2022

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Broward Health →

On October 15, 2021, an intruder gained unauthorized access to the Broward Health network via a third-party medical provider's office. The intrusion was discovered on October 19, 2021, and promptly contained. Personal medical information, including names, SSNs, financial account details, and medical history, was exfiltrated. Broward Health notified the FBI and DOJ, reset employee passwords, and engaged forensic investigators. Remediation includes MFA implementation and enhanced device security. Identity monitoring was offered to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 4 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 74 days

Oct 15, 2021

Begins

Oct 19, 2021

Discovered

Jan 1, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_09ffdc1d7aea81f92022-01-02 · +1dCandidate
Washington State AGbd_6927bc2684f61b772022-01-02 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_9e0edb35c581d7632022-01-02 · +1dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_1dd323d57ead656a2022-01-04 · +3dVerified

Name: Broward Health
norm: broward health

Name: Broward Health
norm: broward health
Also named: North Broward Hospital Districtdba oflegal entity
Broward Healthdba oftrade name
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Oct 19, 2021
Breach occurred: Oct 15, 2021
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 1, 2022
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the FBINotified the Department of JusticeDOJ requested that Broward Health briefly delay this notification
Third party: via third-party medical provider
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Contained the incident upon discovery
Notified the FBI and the Department of Justice
Required all employees to update their passwords
Engaged an independent cybersecurity firm to conduct an extensive investigation
Engaged an experienced data review specialist to conduct an extensive review of the data
Changes made: Ongoing investigation
Password reset with enhanced security measures across the enterprise
Implementation of multifactor authentication for all users of its systems
Implementation of additional minimum-security requirements for devices that are not managed by Broward Health Information Technology that access our network
Offering a complimentary two-year membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(74 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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California State AGJan 1 · first · this page

Oregon State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

South Carolina State AG+3d

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/sb24-549603
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 1, 2022
Raw hash: c308a5612df730877c0165895ad31ee077a5a89faf0d76876815d02bf83d1445

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBroward Health

Victim entityBroward Health

Incidentdiscovered Oct 19, 2021

Stated responseContained the incident upon discovery

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov