Social EngineeringHealthcareHealthcarePhishingStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

Simpson Senior Services

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 24, 2020

Filed

Dec 31, 2020

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Simpson Senior Services →

Simpson Senior Services, Inc. notified Montana residents of a business email compromise discovered on November 24, 2020. An unauthorized third party accessed employee email accounts, potentially exposing PHI, SSNs, names, and DOBs. The actor's motive was likely financial gain unrelated to the specific data. SSS engaged forensic specialists, secured accounts, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring via IDX.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 37 days

Nov 24, 2020

Discovered

Dec 31, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_748ad73ea2360e9b2020-12-31Verified
HHS OCRbd_b4e3eaf11b444b532020-12-31Verified
Indiana State AGbd_e4917277e2b255262020-12-31Verified

Name: Simpson Senior Services
norm: simpson senior

Name: Simpson Senior Services
norm: simpson senior
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Nov 24, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 31, 2020
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic specialists to assist the firm in its analysis of any unauthorized activity
Secured the compromised email accounts
Ensured that no further unauthorized activity has continued
Reviewed and altered policies and procedures relating to the security of our systems and email accounts
Offered credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Reviewed and altered policies and procedures relating to the security of our systems and email accounts
Updated information life cycle management
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(37 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 · 4 states

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Maine State AGDec 31 · first

HHS OCRDec 31 · first

Indiana State AGDec 31 · first

Montana State AGDec 31 · first · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Breach-NotificationDetails-229.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 31, 2020
Raw hash: dcc22d0166af130bfe4232196fd3b150cc4e0e2e2a7bfd202b61bba5fc239da6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySimpson Senior Services

Victim entitySimpson Senior Services

Incidentdiscovered Nov 24, 2020

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic specialists to assist the firm in its analysis of any unauthorized activity

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov