HackingHealthcareEducationHealthcareVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PIIHighContained

Boston University Framingham Heart Study

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 8, 2024

Filed

Dec 19, 2024

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected · nationwide

6,8352 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Boston University Framingham Heart Study →

Boston University Framingham Heart Study reported an external system breach (hacking) on 08/26/2024, discovered on 09/08/2024. 6,835 individuals affected, including 2 Maine residents. Unencrypted personal info (SSN, name, address, DOB, medical info) was accessed. Notification sent 12/13/2024 with 24 months Experian credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Sep 8, 2024 → Filed with AG Dec 19, 2024102d ✗ ME AG >90d15 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 13 days

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 102 days

Aug 26, 2024

Begins

Sep 8, 2024

Discovered

Dec 19, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

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

Massachusetts State AGbd_196455a705fd46102024-12-17 · +2dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_903b27ce593af33a2024-12-23 · +4dVerified

Name: Boston University Framingham Heart Study
norm: boston university framingham heart study
Domain: bu.edu

Name: Boston University Framingham Heart Study
norm: boston university framingham heart study
Industry: HealthcarellmEducationllm

Discovered: Sep 8, 2024
Breach occurred: Aug 26, 2024
Undetected for: 13 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 13, 2024
Affected individuals: 6,835state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PII
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified the appropriate law enforcement agencies
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Isolated the server to prevent further unauthorized activity
Applied patches to the protected server environment to address the vulnerability
Notified the appropriate law enforcement agencies
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring provided by Experian
Changes made: Applied patches to the protected server environment to address the vulnerability
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(102 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 102dME resident >60d · 96d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Sep 8, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Dec 19, 2024
102d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Sep 8, 2024
→ Notified: Dec 13, 2024
96d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Sep 8, 2024 → Filed with AG: Dec 19, 2024	102d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Sep 8, 2024 → Notified: Dec 13, 2024	96d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGDec 17 · first

Maine State AG+2d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Dec 17 (MA), last Dec 23 (NH) — a 6-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/7ae52e86-c763-41fe-a044-578054aeeab9.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 19, 2024
Raw hash: 90990fdaae4783561953b4b3fdaea38b1135f3a67d85dc8d14dd8e9a4c287884

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBoston University Framingham Heart Study

Victim entityBoston University Framingham Heart Study

Incidentdiscovered Sep 8, 2024

Stated responseIsolated the server to prevent further unauthorized activity

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov