AccidentalHealthcareFinancial ServicesHealthcareMisconfigurationCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

MedWatch LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 15, 2017

Filed

Apr 13, 2018

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

285state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for MedWatch LLC →

MedWatch, LLC notified members of a vendor misconfiguration of its online portal (Oct-Dec 2017) that exposed PHI and PII (names, DOB, SSN, plan info) to search engines. Incident contained; external firm engaged. No evidence of misuse. 12-month ID protection offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 56 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 119 days

Oct 20, 2017

Begins

Dec 15, 2017

Discovered

Apr 13, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 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

New Hampshire State AGbd_ae0de430b488d5e12018-04-13Verified
HHS OCRbd_08fc39d162fe4afb2018-04-27 · +14dVerified

Name: MedWatch LLC
norm: medwatch
Domain: wp.urmedwatch.com

Name: MedWatch LLC
norm: medwatch
Domain: wp.urmedwatch.com
Industry: HealthcarellmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 15, 2017
Breach occurred: Oct 20, 2017 – Dec 15, 2017
Undetected for: 56 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 13, 2018
Affected individuals: 285state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Montana Department of Justice

During the incident: Secured the portal
Requested the internet search engines to remove all cached data related to this matter
Continued to monitor these efforts
Conducted an internal investigation to determine the root cause of the incident
Engaged an external security firm to verify findings and assist with identifying the full extent of the information
Sent notification letters to affected individuals
Changes made: Enhanced security program, controls, and procedures
Re-educated staff and vendor on the proper handling of personal and protected health information
Arranged for ID Experts to protect identity for 12 months at no cost
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(119 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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New Hampshire State AGApr 13 · first

Montana State AGApr 13 · first · this page

HHS OCR+14d

Pattern: first filing Apr 13 (NH), last Apr 27 (FL) — a 14-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/MedWatch.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 13, 2018
Raw hash: 28c9da83cb9eb4aa63b5b4355f9d95950b6c898e5e2e4abaf51bcbdee59ff7fd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMedWatch LLC

Victim entityMedWatch LLC

Incidentdiscovered Dec 15, 2017

Stated responseSecured the portal

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov