HackingHealthcareTechnologyHealthcareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 21, 2024

Filed

May 31, 2024

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

25state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. →3 incidents on file

Lash Group, LLC notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data security incident affecting 25 NH residents. The incident involved the exfiltration of personal information (including SSNs) from Lash Group's systems, which were maintained through a partnership with customer Smith & Nephew, Inc. Lash Group discovered the incident on Feb 21, 2024, and notified Smith & Nephew on April 18, 2024. Notifications were sent to affected individuals on May 28, 2024, offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 100 days

Feb 21, 2024

Discovered

May 31, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_8d30cffeb7b6a5192024-05-28 · +3dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_9131e3a7e18a20eb2024-05-28 · +3dVerified

Name: The Lash Group, LLC
norm: the lash

Name: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
norm: smith nephew
Industry: HealthcarellmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Feb 21, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 28, 2024
Affected individuals: 25state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified State of New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third-party cyber experts to conduct an investigation
Took steps to strengthen the security of its systems
Launched an investigation with the assistance of cybersecurity experts, law enforcement, and outside lawyers
Sent notifications by mail to affected individuals
Offered credit monitoring services
Changes made: Strengthened the security of its systems
Working with cybersecurity experts to reinforce systems and information security protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(100 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGMay 28 · first

Indiana State AGMay 28 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · 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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/cencora-lash-group-smith-nephew-20240531.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 31, 2024
Raw hash: 77b6ffc9376bbdbd16de0e8c5d6b21f56310bd95bfb595dca46c88e44db0b29b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Lash Group, LLC

Victim entitySMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 21, 2024

Stated responseEngaged third-party cyber experts to conduct an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov