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Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 10, 2020

Filed

Jan 25, 2021

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Albert Einstein Healthcare Network →4 incidents on file

Einstein Healthcare Network identified unauthorized access to employee email accounts between August 5 and August 17, 2020, after detecting suspicious activity on August 10, 2020. The incident potentially exposed patient PHI, including names, SSNs, and treatment details. Forensic investigation found no evidence of data viewing or misuse. The organization secured accounts, engaged forensics, and offered credit monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Aug 10, 2020 → Notified Jan 21, 2021164d ✗ CA 60-day late24 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 24 weeks / 168 days

Aug 5, 2020

Begins

Aug 10, 2020

Discovered

Jan 25, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+13 wks slower

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

Washington State AGbd_b2710ea43f4558812021-01-25Verified
Montana State AGbd_f3b57fa028fbc7e42021-01-21 · +4dCandidate
Illinois State AGbd_346b1777fcc4dc9b2021-01-01 · +24dVerified

Name: Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
norm: albert einstein healthcare network

Name: Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
norm: albert einstein healthcare network
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Aug 10, 2020
Breach occurred: Aug 5, 2020 – Aug 17, 2020
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 21, 2021
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took steps to secure the email accounts
Engaged a leading computer forensic firm to assist with the investigation
Reviewed the contents of the email accounts to identify patient information
Offering a complimentary one-year membership of Experian IdentityWorksSM Credit 3B
Changes made: Reinforced education with staff regarding how to identify and avoid suspicious emails
Making additional security enhancements to the email environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 weeks(168 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 164d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Aug 10, 2020
→ Notified: Jan 21, 2021
164d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Aug 10, 2020 → Notified: Jan 21, 2021	164d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Montana State AG+20d

Washington State AG+24d

California State AG+24d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Jan 25 (CA) — a 24-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-537414
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 25, 2021
Raw hash: 695fd0ecae42c49ca25d99b6e126876701a51aa7da314cad0a390db48ecf8cf5

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAlbert Einstein Healthcare Network

Victim entityAlbert Einstein Healthcare Network

Incidentdiscovered Aug 10, 2020

Stated responseTook steps to secure the email accounts

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov