HackingHealthcareHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Associated Eyecare

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 16, 2022

Filed

Jul 8, 2022

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Associated Eyecare →3 incidents on file

Associated Eye Care, a healthcare entity based in Stillwater, Minnesota, reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General. The breach, occurring on November 24, 2020, and discovered on May 16, 2022, involved an external system hack. One individual's name and Social Security Number were compromised. The entity provided written notification and 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 16, 2022 → Filed with AG Jul 8, 202253d ⏱ ME AG >30d8 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 · 538 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 53 days

Nov 24, 2020

Begins

May 16, 2022

Discovered

Jul 8, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_107e137abc7fdf6e2022-07-08Verified
Montana State AGbd_67a21d1afbd4437c2022-07-08Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_bd63328391afa78f2022-07-08Verified

Name: Associated Eyecare
norm: associated eyecare

Name: Associated Eyecare
norm: associated eyecare
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: May 16, 2022
Breach occurred: Nov 24, 2020
Undetected for: 538 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 8, 2022
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(53 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >30d · 53d
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: May 16, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jul 8, 2022
53d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 16, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jul 8, 2022	53d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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HHS OCRJul 8 · first

Montana State AGJul 8 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 8 · first

Maine State AGJul 8 · first · this page

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-a1252b4f8318/138a45f4-ed90-4030-a109-fe73fb79e3f1.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 8, 2022
Raw hash: 2de12ae59418a1f88ce7f878b3ab7c00e98b9c19ac7bf2155bf8c66b459179ad

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAssociated Eyecare

Victim entityAssociated Eyecare

Incidentdiscovered May 16, 2022

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov