HackingHealthcareTechnologyHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryMulti-Stage ChainGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Health (basic)PHIHighActive

Shields Health Care Group, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 28, 2022

Filed

Jul 26, 2022

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

8,181state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Shields Health Care Group, Inc. →6 incidents on file

Shields Health Care Group, Inc. filed a supplemental notice with the New Hampshire Attorney General regarding a data breach affecting approximately 8,181 NH residents. An unknown actor accessed systems between March 7 and March 21, 2022. Data compromised included SSNs, PHI, and patient identifiers. Shields engaged forensic specialists, notified law enforcement, rebuilt systems, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring. The investigation was ongoing at the time of filing.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 21 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 120 days

Mar 7, 2022

Begins

Mar 28, 2022

Discovered

Jul 26, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_2e845bf7be75aac12022-07-22 · +4dCandidate
California State AGbd_31e1580fc13fc22a2022-07-22 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_9109906827c3157e2022-07-22 · +4dVerified
Oregon State AGbd_9fcea963280901ef2022-07-22 · +4dVerified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 272d gap

Vermont State AGbd_8e834a0cb07d4cf92023-04-19 · +267dVerified
California State AGbd_f4afa3fde068325b2023-04-19 · +267dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_0c28877aa52077522023-04-24 · +272dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Shields Health Care Group, Inc.
norm: shields health care
Domain: shields.com
Industry: HealthcarellmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Mar 28, 2022
Breach occurred: Mar 7, 2022 – Mar 21, 2022
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 25, 2022
Affected individuals: 8,181state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Health (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 federal law enforcementNotified the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesProvided written notice to relevant state and federal regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched an investigation with third-party forensics specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Rebuilt certain systems
Provided 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring through Kroll
Provided written notice to relevant state and federal regulators
Notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Issued media and website notice
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Continues to review and further enhance its existing protections
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(120 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Washington State AGJul 22 · first

California State AGJul 22 · first

Montana State AGJul 22 · first

Oregon State AGJul 22 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d · this page

Vermont State AG+271d

California State AG+271d

New Hampshire State AG+276d

Pattern: first filing Jul 22 (WA), last Apr 24 (NH) — a 276-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/shields-health-care-20220726.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 26, 2022
Raw hash: fd449e64c9c5fcc030780e172bd88dcf4c773ddf5ab9cf262194ad2105f60511

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityShields Health Care Group, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 28, 2022

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with third-party forensics specialists

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov