MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)HighContained

Ankle and Foot Physicians and Surgeons PLLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 26, 2021

Filed

Jun 28, 2021

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

4,996state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for Ankle and Foot Physicians and Surgeons PLLC →

Ankle and Foot Physicians and Surgeons, PLLC, a Washington podiatry clinic, disclosed a ransomware attack occurring on April 25, 2021, discovered on April 26, 2021. The attack encrypted systems containing patient radiographs (names, DOBs) and employee files (names, DOBs, addresses, SSNs). No evidence of data exfiltration was found. The firm notified 4,996 Washington residents and offered 12 months of identity theft protection.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d9 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 63 days

Apr 25, 2021

Begins

Apr 26, 2021

Discovered

Jun 28, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2a3968f5b0b7c04b2021-06-28Verified
Montana State AGbd_3f500a8449f466a92021-06-28Candidate
HHS OCRbd_50dad668ed4e0b6d2021-06-28Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_99989f4034d3fb532021-06-28Verified

Name: Kutak Rock LLP
norm: kutak rock

Name: Ankle and Foot Physicians and Surgeons PLLC
norm: ankle and foot physicians and surgeons
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Apr 26, 2021
Breach occurred: Apr 25, 2021
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 28, 2021
Affected individuals: 4,996state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle Unknowndexposure Unknownd
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the Attorney General’s Office

During the incident: Hired a third-party forensic analysis firm to fully investigate the incident
Attacker’s access had been terminated
Implemented additional safeguards recommended by the third-party forensic consultants
Offering MyIDCare TM identity theft protection services through IDX® at no cost
Changes made: Implemented additional safeguards recommended by the third-party forensic consultants
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(63 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGJun 28 · first

Montana State AGJun 28 · first

HHS OCRJun 28 · first

Massachusetts State AGJun 28 · first

Washington State AGJun 28 · first · this page

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM10491.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 28, 2021
Raw hash: 8ff34a1c50e3c92502f7f3b665ed577b31b0910acf7ae4b52fbd65881a8840d1

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityKutak Rock LLP

Victim entityAnkle and Foot Physicians and Surgeons PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 26, 2021

Stated responseHired a third-party forensic analysis firm to fully investigate the incident

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com