HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

Stephen Sims, MD, PA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 15, 2022

Filed

Jun 1, 2022

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Stephen Sims, MD, PA →

North Lakes Pain Consultants (NLPC) notified the Washington AG of unauthorized network access on Sept 21, 2021. NLPC discovered on April 15, 2022 that files containing PHI, SSNs, and PII of 5 Washington residents were potentially removed. NLPC contained the threat, engaged forensic counsel, notified HHS OCR, and offered 1 year of credit monitoring. No evidence of misuse was found.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d7 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 · 206 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 47 days

Sep 21, 2021

Begins

Apr 15, 2022

Discovered

Jun 1, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_16f8eb2d6fc60a4b2022-05-27 · +5dVerified
Montana State AGbd_932b4cbeda2c3c552022-05-27 · +5dVerified

Name: Stephen Sims, MD, PA
norm: stephen sims md

Name: Stephen Sims, MD, PA
norm: stephen sims md
Also named: Stephen Sims, MD, PAdba oflegal entity
North Lakes Pain Consultantsdba oftrade name
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Apr 15, 2022
Breach occurred: Sep 21, 2021
Undetected for: 206 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 27, 2022
Affected individuals: 5state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contained and secured the threat
Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Provided affected residents with written notification
Offered complimentary one-year membership with a credit monitoring service
Notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance the security and privacy of the personal information it maintains
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(47 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
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 · 3 filings · 3 states

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HHS OCRMay 27 · first

Montana State AGMay 27 · first

Washington State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 27 (TX), last Jun 1 (WA) — a 5-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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM13490.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 1, 2022
Raw hash: 35a99e1ed2168567b184db575f76763d024b5b7029328e410c1ebbea0d95bf5d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityStephen Sims, MD, PA

Victim entityStephen Sims, MD, PA

Incidentdiscovered Apr 15, 2022

Stated responseContained and secured the threat

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com