MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareStolen CredentialsData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial accountHighContained

NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 9, 2023

Filed

Dec 8, 2023

To disclose

30 weeks

Affected

3,674state residents only

Linked

12 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. →

Norton Healthcare, Inc. reported a ransomware attack discovered on May 9, 2023, involving unauthorized access to network storage devices between May 7-9, 2023. The incident impacted personal information of patients, employees, and dependents, including names, SSNs, DOBs, health info, and financial data. Norton Healthcare notified law enforcement, engaged forensic experts, and provided two years of identity monitoring via Kroll.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due30 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 · 2 days

discovery → filing · 30 weeks / 213 days

May 7, 2023

Begins

May 9, 2023

Discovered

Dec 8, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 wks slower

This filing is one of 12 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitealphvbd_200f7e5d5a5d687c2023-05-25 · +197dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_0881b4fc047b0f642023-12-08Verified
Montana State AGbd_426bccd437fdbc352023-12-08Verified
California State AGbd_434c49c9d04039112023-12-08Verified
Washington State AGbd_64845bb10ad9fa4e2023-12-08Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_b11b07c1a24ec22e2023-12-08Verified
Vermont State AGbd_ec812b620ee89de82023-12-08Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_8ea130c0a23300942023-12-11 · +3dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_7bb3ea95da317ae32023-12-13 · +5dVerified
HHS OCRbd_24b4a063f740cc5a2023-07-07 · +154dCandidate

Showing first 10 of 11 linked disclosures.

Name: NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC.
norm: norton healthcare
Domain: nortonhealthcare.com

Name: NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC.
norm: norton healthcare
Domain: nortonhealthcare.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: May 9, 2023
Breach occurred: May 7, 2023 – May 9, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,674state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Notified federal law enforcement
Began investigating this incident with the assistance of a respected forensic security provider
Worked with external cybersecurity experts to terminate the unauthorized access
Enhancing its security safeguards
Retained Kroll to provide you with two years of identity monitoring services at no cost
Changes made: Enhancing its security safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 30 weeks(213 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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HHS OCRJul 7 · first

Maine State AG+154d

Montana State AG+154d

California State AG+154d

Washington State AG+154d

Massachusetts State AG+154d

Vermont State AG+154d

South Carolina State AG+154d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+157d

Oregon State AG+159d

Pattern: first filing Jul 7 (KY), last Dec 13 (OR) — a 159-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 11 — the full spread may be wider.

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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/NortonHealthcareInc..pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 8, 2023
Raw hash: a06702a45bc50ceabb073756c3a4703c4a3402d68ff4bb9462f1761871e0269b

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNORTON HEALTHCARE, INC.

Victim entityNORTON HEALTHCARE, INC.

Incidentdiscovered May 9, 2023

Stated responseNotified federal law enforcement

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov