MalwareHealthcareTechnologyHealthcareRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedFinancial accountFinancial credentialsHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHIHighContained

US Fertility, LLC (Seattle Reproductive Medicine)

bd_5d0f5133963afada · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 14, 2020

Filed

Jan 8, 2021

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

47,952state residents only

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for US Fertility, LLC (Seattle Reproductive Medicine) →

US Fertility, LLC, an IT services provider for reproductive medicine clinics, disclosed a ransomware incident affecting 47,952 Washington residents. Unauthorized access occurred between August 12 and September 14, 2020. The attacker encrypted systems and exfiltrated files containing PII, PHI, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial data. USF engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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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 · 33 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 116 days

Aug 12, 2020

Begins

Sep 14, 2020

Discovered

Jan 8, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed47,952 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: US Fertility, LLC (Seattle Reproductive Medicine)
norm: us fertility llc seattle reproductive medicine
Industry: HealthcarellmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Sep 14, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 12, 2020 – Sep 14, 2020
Undetected for: 33 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 8, 2021
Affected individuals: 47,952state-resident count only
Data types: Financial accountFinancial credentialsHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPHI
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberFinancial account numberPassport numberHealth insurance IDMedical information
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 100-199dexposure 1-99d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement authorities

During the incident: Retained third-party computer forensic specialists to assist in its investigation
Proactively removed a number of systems from its network
Remediated the malware identified
Ensured the security of its environment
Reconnected systems
Notified federal law enforcement authorities
Cooperated with their investigation
Performed a comprehensive review of all information contained in the files accessed
Fortified the security of its firewall
Utilized the forensic specialists engaged to monitor network activity and remediate any suspicious activity
Provided notification to potentially impacted individuals
Offering access to complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through TransUnion
Changes made: Adapting its existing employee training protocols relating to data protection and security, including training targeted at recognizing phishing emails
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(35 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.

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/BreachM10385.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 8, 2021
Raw hash: 1967926446fe23cd63529e141c83fca39021aaa9791369c6bb1a219a4e95037c

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityUS Fertility, LLC (Seattle Reproductive Medicine)

Incidentdiscovered Sep 14, 2020

Stated responseRetained third-party computer forensic specialists to assist in its investigation

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com