HackingHealthcareGovernmentHealthcareDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 15, 2014

Filed

Jun 23, 2014

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services →

Montana DPHHS notified NH AG of a server hack detected May 15, 2014, with access likely dating to July 2013. Employee data (SSN, bank info) and client PHI were potentially exposed. 2 NH residents notified. No improper use confirmed. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 318 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 39 days

Jul 1, 2013

Begins

May 15, 2014

Discovered

Jun 23, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_47758cc6afedf3fa2014-06-24 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_4983a5445c3263dd2014-07-03 · +10dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_018d4ee9cb3c15ad2014-07-07 · +14dVerified
HHS OCRbd_685913152a51cf1c2014-07-07 · +14dVerified

Name: Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
norm: montana department of public health human
Domain: dphhs.mt.gov

Name: Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
norm: montana department of public health human
Domain: dphhs.mt.gov
Industry: HealthcarellmGovernmentllm

Discovered: May 15, 2014
Breach occurred: Jul 1, 2013
Undetected for: 318 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 23, 2014
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Shut down the server
Contacted law enforcement
Engaged independent forensic investigator
Began notifying current and former employees
Offering one year of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Providing call center support for those affected
Recommending individuals to regularly review their credit reports
Changes made: Taking additional steps to strengthen and enhance the security of information on its servers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(39 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 · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGJun 23 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+10d

Massachusetts State AG+14d

HHS OCR+14d

Pattern: first filing Jun 23 (NH), last Jul 7 (MT) — a 14-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/montana-public-health-20140623.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 23, 2014
Raw hash: 1c3a8241a5bc386b03d4b750fb9c91225af21fd8f3e68e69fc94744b076823ba

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMontana Department of Public Health & Human Services

Victim entityMontana Department of Public Health & Human Services

Incidentdiscovered May 15, 2014

Stated responseShut down the server

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov