HackingHealthcareHealthcareVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Summit Eye Associates

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 1, 2022

Filed

Apr 27, 2022

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

53,8183 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Summit Eye Associates →

Summit Eye Associates, P.C., a healthcare provider based in Hermitage, TN, reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on December 4, 2021, discovered on March 1, 2022. The incident affected 53,818 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and Social Security Numbers. The entity provided written notification and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 1, 2022 → Filed with AG Apr 27, 202257d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 87 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

Dec 4, 2021

Begins

Mar 1, 2022

Discovered

Apr 27, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_03ffc11fa5efa9ea2022-04-27Verified
Montana State AGbd_1658afa246fd68652022-04-27Verified
HHS OCRbd_22fafde50db6ff322022-04-27Verified

Name: Summit Eye Associates
norm: summit eye associates
Industry: Healthcare

Name: Summit Eye Associates
norm: summit eye associates
Industry: Healthcare
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 1, 2022
Breach occurred: Dec 4, 2021
Undetected for: 87 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 27, 2022
Affected individuals: 53,818state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 57d
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Mar 1, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Apr 27, 2022
57d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 1, 2022 → Filed with AG: Apr 27, 2022	57d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGApr 27 · first

Montana State AGApr 27 · first

HHS OCRApr 27 · first

Maine State AGApr 27 · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/adae27e8-c26a-478a-948e-fe1354b83709.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 27, 2022
Raw hash: 4543839abee2b379f7829ba6b6635672c13d58e15000ba49ab7a419a863a0612

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySummit Eye Associates

Victim entitySummit Eye Associates

Incidentdiscovered Mar 1, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov