HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsEmail MisuseCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

Piedmont Cancer Institute, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 25, 2024

Filed

Aug 19, 2024

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3051 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Piedmont Cancer Institute, P.C. →3 incidents on file

Piedmont Cancer Institute reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 305 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The incident involved unauthorized access to an employee email account on or around February 27, 2024, discovered on March 25, 2024. Compromised data included names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, passport numbers, financial account numbers, and payment card access information. Notifications were sent on August 19, 2024, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 25, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 19, 2024147d ✗ ME AG >90d21 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 27 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 147 days

Feb 27, 2024

Begins

Mar 25, 2024

Discovered

Aug 19, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed305 affectedView incident

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Piedmont Cancer Institute, P.C.
norm: piedmont cancer institute
Industry: Healthcare
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 25, 2024
Breach occurred: Feb 27, 2024
Undetected for: 27 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 19, 2024
Affected individuals: 305state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Maine Attorney General's Office
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Immediately took steps to secure the account
Engaged a dedicated team of external cybersecurity experts to assist in responding to and investigating the incident
Undertook a review of the full contents of the mailbox to identify any personal information
Notified affected individuals via U.S. First-Class Mail
Offered individuals whose Social Security numbers were exposed 12 months of complimentary services through Cyberscout
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to help reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(147 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 147dME resident >60d · 147d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Mar 25, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 19, 2024
147d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Mar 25, 2024
→ Notified: Aug 19, 2024
147d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 25, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 19, 2024	147d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Mar 25, 2024 → Notified: Aug 19, 2024	147d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1dabf174-e0dd-4bc6-8021-1f774e5189d5.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 19, 2024
Raw hash: 6d73d1c1d6ad7a95a0af0a65a4d2fbc64048325b088ad91c13edabaec69f65d5

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityPiedmont Cancer Institute, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 25, 2024

Stated responseImmediately took steps to secure the account

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov