HackingHealthcareHealthcareData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)MediumContained

Choice Physicians Network

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 23, 2023

Filed

Sep 5, 2023

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Choice Physicians Network →

Choice Physicians Network experienced unauthorized access to its computer systems on April 23, 2023. The investigation determined that certain files containing names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and doctors' names were copied from the network. The incident was contained, and forensic specialists were engaged. Affected individuals were offered 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance.

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California clockDiscovered Apr 23, 2023 → Notified Jun 6, 202344d ✓ CA 60-day OK19 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 135 days

Apr 23, 2023

Begins

Apr 23, 2023

Discovered

Sep 5, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: Choice Physicians Network
norm: choice physicians network

Name: Choice Physicians Network
norm: choice physicians network
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Apr 23, 2023
Breach occurred: Apr 23, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 6, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to law enforcement

During the incident: Took steps to contain the activity
Began an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Reported the incident to law enforcement
Implemented additional security measures to help prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Providing complimentary access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring, Report and Score services
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to help prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(135 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 44d
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: Apr 23, 2023
→ Notified: Jun 6, 2023
44d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Apr 23, 2023 → Notified: Jun 6, 2023	44d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/sb24-572857
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 5, 2023
Raw hash: 72c72a5a263b67f40dd14513b1ecad8c0178c7eb469b6fb0646a359c87a918cd

Reporting entityChoice Physicians Network

Victim entityChoice Physicians Network

Incidentdiscovered Apr 23, 2023

Stated responseTook steps to contain the activity

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov