MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Bruce L. Boros, M.D., P.A.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 11, 2020

Filed

Nov 6, 2020

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Bruce L. Boros, M.D., P.A. →2 incidents on file

Bruce L. Boros, M.D., P.A. DBA Advanced Urgent Care experienced a ransomware incident on March 1, 2020, where files on a backup drive were encrypted. The organization discovered on September 11, 2020, that the impacted data contained personal and protected health information (PHI). No evidence of misuse was found. The company engaged external cybersecurity professionals, conducted a forensic investigation, implemented additional technical safeguards, educated staff, and offered one year of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 194 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Mar 1, 2020

Begins

Sep 11, 2020

Discovered

Nov 6, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

4 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

Montana State AGbd_213aab3d7b732cb22020-11-06Verified
HHS OCRbd_f10e30818a6780b22020-11-06Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_9966d365cc8a4f032020-11-17 · +11dVerified

Name: Bruce L. Boros, M.D., P.A.
norm: bruce l boros md

Name: Bruce L. Boros, M.D., P.A.
norm: bruce l boros md
Also named: Bruce L. Boros, M.D., P.A.dba oflegal entity
Advanced Urgent Caredba oftrade name
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Sep 11, 2020
Breach occurred: Mar 1, 2020
Undetected for: 194 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Conducted extensive forensic investigation and comprehensive manual document review
Offering a complimentary one-year membership in Equifax Credit Watch Silver
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards to safeguard information
Educated workforce members on identifying and responding to security incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 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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Montana State AGNov 6 · first

HHS OCRNov 6 · first

California State AGNov 6 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Nov 6 (MT), last Nov 17 (NH) — a 11-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/sb24-195918
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 6, 2020
Raw hash: 9cce901254c15770617a75aa56a12f169e20424d4913cf546af290d9f33ff410

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBruce L. Boros, M.D., P.A.

Victim entityBruce L. Boros, M.D., P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 11, 2020

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov