Social EngineeringHealthcareHealthcarePhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPHIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)MinorMediumResolved

University of Minnesota Physicians

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 31, 2020

Filed

Nov 25, 2020

To disclose

43 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for University of Minnesota Physicians →3 incidents on file

University of Minnesota Physicians experienced a data security event where cyber attackers used phishing emails to fraudulently access two employee email accounts between January 30 and February 4, 2020. The incident potentially exposed PHI, PII, and financial data for patients, including minors. The organization secured the accounts, engaged forensic investigators, and offered 12 months of identity monitoring.

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California clockDiscovered Jan 31, 2020 → Notified Nov 25, 2020299d ✗ CA 60-day late43 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 43 weeks / 299 days

Jan 30, 2020

Begins

Jan 31, 2020

Discovered

Nov 25, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+32 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

Montana State AGbd_fbc943933d7fe4872020-11-25Verified
Illinois State AGbd_b82836e6bbb094fb2020-01-01 · +329dCandidate

Name: University of Minnesota Physicians
norm: university of minnesota physicians
Domain: mphysicians.org

Name: University of Minnesota Physicians
norm: university of minnesota physicians
Domain: mphysicians.org
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jan 31, 2020
Breach occurred: Jan 30, 2020 – Feb 4, 2020
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 25, 2020
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHealth (basic)Minor
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified state and federal regulators where we are required to do so
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure the email accounts
Began working with third-party computer forensic investigators to determine the nature and scope of the incidents
Worked with third-party specialists to perform a comprehensive review of all information stored in the email accounts
Notified state and federal regulators where we are required to do so
Offering access to complimentary identity monitoring services for 12 months through Kroll
Changes made: Reviewed our policies and procedures and implemented additional safeguards to further control and secure the information in our email system
Conducted refresher training for personnel related to best practices in identifying phishing attempts
Implemented restrictions on email retention
Purchased additional technology that will provide for more enhanced detection and prevention of phishing emails
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 43 weeks(299 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 299d
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: Jan 31, 2020
→ Notified: Nov 25, 2020
299d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Jan 31, 2020 → Notified: Nov 25, 2020	299d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Montana State AG+329d

California State AG+329d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Nov 25 (CA) — a 329-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/sb24-196513
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 25, 2020
Raw hash: 11fec9364d495c37e34fa643ae0d247f8fb861417aa3b22fb0d276277a997a0c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUniversity of Minnesota Physicians

Victim entityUniversity of Minnesota Physicians

Incidentdiscovered Jan 31, 2020

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure the email accounts

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov