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Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation

bd_81b637470d4bde87 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 15, 2021

Filed

Sep 13, 2021

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation →

Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation notified Montana residents of a July 15, 2021 incident where unusual computer activity and inaccessible network portions were discovered. Encrypted servers likely contained PHI including names, DOBs, diagnoses, and dental x-rays. Two Montana residents were notified on September 13, 2021. Systems were taken offline and security software upgraded.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Jul 15, 2021

Discovered

Sep 13, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_d7fff08dd0cf46752021-09-13Verified by operator
California State AGbd_365727d41ae38a182021-09-09 · +4dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_79c5446bfb03079a2021-10-20 · +37dVerified

Name: Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
norm: buddhist tzu chi medical

Name: Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
norm: buddhist tzu chi medical
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jul 15, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 13, 2021
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took our systems offline
Implemented our incident response protocols
Began an investigation
Changes made: Upgraded our workstation security software
Taking steps to migrate to a cloud-based dental x-ray platform
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

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California State AGSep 9 · first

HHS OCR+4d

Montana State AG+4d · this page

Washington State AG+41d

Pattern: first filing Sep 9 (CA), last Oct 20 (WA) — a 41-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/consumer-notification-letter.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 13, 2021
Raw hash: 8af40c6020db31a880ddf382b435445652cdbad94774dc669172cefae727931c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBuddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation

Victim entityBuddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Jul 15, 2021

Stated responseTook our systems offline

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov