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

May 27, 2022

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Stephen Sims, MD, PA →

North Lakes Pain Consultants (Stephen Sims, MD, PA) notified patients of unauthorized network access occurring on September 21, 2021. The incident potentially exposed names, SSNs, DOBs, and PHI. Notification was issued April 15, 2022. The company engaged outside cybersecurity professionals and offered IDX identity theft protection services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 206 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Sep 21, 2021

Begins

Apr 15, 2022

Discovered

May 27, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

5 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_16f8eb2d6fc60a4b2022-05-27Verified
Washington State AGbd_8b7417f512d2f44c2022-06-01 · +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: —
Affected individuals: 1state-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: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Contained and secured the threat
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Launched an investigation in consultation with outside cybersecurity professionals
Offering a complimentary membership in identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(42 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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HHS OCRMay 27 · first

Montana State AGMay 27 · first · this page

Washington State AG+5d

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-65.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 27, 2022
Raw hash: 32b463f183d5529a6e58c4a6a9360bf8fb7824d0272109e2e0e69f4f00634b57

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

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov