HackingTechnologyHealthcareInformationCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedPHIIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)CriticalContained

Perry Johnson & Associates

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

May 2, 2023

Filed

Nov 6, 2023

To disclose

27 weeks

Affected

115,890state residents only

Linked

9 filings

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for Perry Johnson & Associates →

Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc. notified South Carolina of a data breach where unauthorized third-party access to systems occurred between March 27 and May 2, 2023. The incident impacted personal health information (PHI) including names, DOBs, SSNs, and medical records. The company engaged forensic vendors, reset passwords, and notified HHS.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due27 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 · 36 days

discovery → filing · 27 weeks / 188 days

Mar 27, 2023

Begins

May 2, 2023

Discovered

Nov 6, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_1adfde128d8607682023-11-03 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_55ddc5b1225b74b22023-11-03 · +3dVerified
HHS OCRbd_8c6f3a0fd64dbc2b2023-11-03 · +3dVerified
Montana State AGbd_9f4ab98e9b3f400c2023-11-03 · +3dVerified

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 95d gap

Oregon State AGbd_cce245527b8f6f2d2023-11-03 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_37c0bc2703c85d052024-02-08 · +94dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_9576341e5a70d9742024-02-08 · +94dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_0359f107f8739c972024-02-09 · +95dVerified

Name: Perry Johnson & Associates
norm: perry johnson associates
Domain: pjats.com

Name: Perry Johnson & Associates
norm: perry johnson associates
Domain: pjats.com
Industry: TechnologyllmHealthcarellm

Discovered: May 2, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 27, 2023 – May 2, 2023
Undetected for: 36 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 115,890state-resident count only
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

During the incident: Retained an external cybersecurity vendor to assist with the investigation, contain the threat and further secure its systems
Notified law enforcement about the incident and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement’s investigation
Implemented additional technical restrictions in our systems
Performed a password reset for all employees
Deployed an endpoint detection and response system to monitor any unauthorized access of our systems
Changes made: Further enhancing our security systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 weeks(188 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 · 9 filings · 8 states

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California State AGNov 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 3 · first

HHS OCRNov 3 · first

Montana State AGNov 3 · first

Oregon State AGNov 3 · first

South Carolina State AG+3d · this page

Maine State AG+97d

New Hampshire State AG+97d

Massachusetts State AG+98d

Pattern: first filing Nov 3 (CA), last Feb 9 (MA) — a 98-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://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/PerryJohnson%26Associates.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 6, 2023
Raw hash: 4a230a12991e08108f1e3ad551877e7ab14b7f58bd4ac8c6941e03e29966a271

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPerry Johnson & Associates

Victim entityPerry Johnson & Associates

Incidentdiscovered May 2, 2023

Stated responseRetained an external cybersecurity vendor to assist with the investigation, contain the threat and further secure its systems

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov