MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedTargetedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowActive

Otolaryngology Associates, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 17, 2024

Filed

Apr 1, 2024

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

12state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Otolaryngology Associates, LLC →2 incidents on file

Otolaryngology Associates, LLC notified patients of a cyber-attack discovered on Feb 17, 2024. The attacker demanded ransom and exfiltrated data. Impacted data includes PHI (billing info, medical record numbers, dates of service) and basic identity info (names, addresses, DOB). No SSN or driver's license numbers were impacted. The FBI was contacted and forensic investigators hired.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 44 days

Feb 17, 2024

Discovered

Apr 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteinc_ransombd_964edcb8ce90ea092024-03-27 · +4dVerified

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Illinois State AGbd_933e00fb057d7fef2024-04-01Verified
HHS OCRbd_d423f6a2ea206fe12024-04-01Verified
Indiana State AGbd_2dd1b6d214d357142024-04-02 · +1dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_75ac7874c8803ec22024-04-02 · +1dVerified

Name: Otolaryngology Associates, LLC
norm: otolaryngology associates

Name: Otolaryngology Associates, LLC
norm: otolaryngology associates
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Feb 17, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 12state-resident count only
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: contacting the FBI

During the incident: Contacting the FBI
Hiring a forensic cybersecurity firm
Implementing additional security measures
Changes made: Implementing additional security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(44 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 · 4 states

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Illinois State AGApr 1 · first

HHS OCRApr 1 · first

Montana State AGApr 1 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+1d

Vermont State AG+1d

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1251.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 1, 2024
Raw hash: e89a60be335d4345dd2aef9ba4fa2c040ba370280e6e0211a81671d1f546351a

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOtolaryngology Associates, LLC

Victim entityOtolaryngology Associates, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 17, 2024

Stated responseContacting the FBI

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov