HackingHealthcareHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumActive

Watsonville Community Hospital

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 29, 2024

Filed

Oct 17, 2025

To disclose

46 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

9 records

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Watsonville Community Hospital →2 incidents on file

Watsonville Community Hospital reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between Nov 25-30, 2024. Unauthorized access resulted in the exfiltration of names, addresses, and driver's license/government ID numbers. One Maine resident was affected. The hospital engaged federal law enforcement, notified HHS, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring via IDX.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d46 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 46 weeks / 322 days

Nov 25, 2024

Begins

Nov 29, 2024

Discovered

Oct 17, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+37 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by termite about this victim was first seen 310 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitetermitebd_b9adf15399e0394d2024-12-05 · +315dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_49347cffef2506702025-10-16 · +1dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_fd51d9e52c7b09b22025-10-16 · +1dVerified by operator
Montana State AGbd_64d26d9110233fee2025-10-15 · +2dVerified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_baf908a2789a70962025-10-15 · +2dVerified by operator

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 290d gap

Illinois State AGbd_1be423ffa61832652025-11-01 · +15dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_af426c2c00d877712026-05-20 · +215dVerified by operator
HHS OCRbd_5e3254a29f6492372024-12-31 · +290dVerified

Name: Watsonville Community Hospital
norm: watsonville community hospital
Domain: watsonvillehospital.com
Industry: Healthcare

Name: Watsonville Community Hospital
norm: watsonville community hospital
Domain: watsonvillehospital.com
Industry: Healthcare
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Nov 29, 2024
Breach occurred: Nov 25, 2024 – Nov 30, 2024
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 15, 2025
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement (FBI)Provided preliminary notice to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Issued supplemental notice to HHSProvided written notice to relevant state and federal regulatorsNotified the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took portions of its network offline
Isolated the affected systems
Began an investigation into the activity
Performed a comprehensive and time-intensive third-party review of the impacted files
Undertook a detailed internal review of its records to identify contact information for affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twenty-four (24) months through IDX
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided written notice to relevant state and federal regulators
Provided preliminary notice to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and prominent media
Issued supplemental notice to HHS
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed and enhanced its technical, administrative, and physical safeguards, policies, and procedures to further secure the information on its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 46 weeks(322 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 322dME resident >60d · 320d
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: Nov 29, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Oct 17, 2025
322d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d
Maine
Discovered: Nov 29, 2024
→ Notified: Oct 15, 2025
320d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Nov 29, 2024 → Filed with AG: Oct 17, 2025	322d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d
Maine	Discovered: Nov 29, 2024 → Notified: Oct 15, 2025	320d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

HHS OCRDec 31 · first

Montana State AG+288d

Nebraska State AG+288d

Massachusetts State AG+289d

California State AG+289d

Maine State AG+290d · this page

Illinois State AG+305d

New Hampshire State AG+505d

Pattern: first filing Dec 31 (CA), last May 20 (NH) — a 505-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/9f37e079-025a-46d2-9f37-389d199f10f8.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 17, 2025
Raw hash: 559a09976e97858875ce9317a298018d898dfee745e7b24a85df8c6174ea2371

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWatsonville Community Hospital

Victim entityWatsonville Community Hospital

Incidentdiscovered Nov 29, 2024

Stated responseTook portions of its network offline

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov