Social EngineeringHealthcareHealthcarePhishingCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Government IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Ambry Genetics Corporation

bd_7c208ee88f369ee7 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 22, 2020

Filed

Apr 20, 2020

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

675state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Ambry Genetics Corporation →2 incidents on file

Ambry Genetics Corporation notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident where an unauthorized third party gained access to one business email account via a successful phishing attack between January 22-24, 2020. The incident potentially impacted health-related information, social security numbers, and other personal information of 675 New Hampshire residents. Ambry contained the incident, implemented enhanced authentication, and offered 12 months of identity protection services.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 89 days

Jan 22, 2020

Begins

Jan 22, 2020

Discovered

Apr 20, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_200a26679500fc3a2020-04-17 · +3dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_29779e1fe8d8f1462020-04-17 · +3dVerified
Montana State AGbd_9b89c7cf75b9ca052020-04-17 · +3dVerified
California State AGbd_b498767107b2222b2020-04-17 · +3dVerified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_c62f74f238d503202020-04-17 · +3dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_de25b7823083c9f72020-01-01 · +110dCandidate

Name: Ambry Genetics Corporation
norm: ambry genetics
Domain: ambrygen.com

Name: Ambry Genetics Corporation
norm: ambry genetics
Domain: ambrygen.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jan 22, 2020
Breach occurred: Jan 22, 2020 – Jan 24, 2020
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 17, 2020
Affected individuals: 675state-resident count only
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified its primary federal regulator, the Department of Health and Human Services
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took action to block further unauthorized access
Initiated an investigation with the assistance of outside experts
Notified its primary federal regulator, the Department of Health and Human Services
Notified potentially impacted individuals in your state
Offered 12 months of identity protection services free of charge
Implemented enhanced authentication requirements
Changes made: Upgrading its anti-virus software
Using 'red banner' warnings for external emails
Providing additional training to employees on privacy and data security, including guidance on how to protect against phishing attempts
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(89 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Washington State AG+107d

Indiana State AG+107d

Montana State AG+107d

California State AG+107d

Massachusetts State AG+107d

New Hampshire State AG+110d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Apr 20 (NH) — a 110-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/ambry-genetics-20200420.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 20, 2020
Raw hash: d931638fbfc43e4f962f02be93c076e9ad7cd0b5949888d2e2579e81fbf30c51

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAmbry Genetics Corporation

Victim entityAmbry Genetics Corporation

Incidentdiscovered Jan 22, 2020

Stated responseTook action to block further unauthorized access

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov