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HackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPHIGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Health (basic)Financial accountEmploymentMediumContained

Medical Colleagues of Texas, LLP

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 8, 2016

Filed

May 11, 2016

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

5state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%
Full breach record for Medical Colleagues of Texas, LLP

Medical Colleagues of Texas, LLP notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident discovered on March 8, 2016. Hackers gained unauthorized access to the computer network, potentially exposing medical records, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and health insurance information for patients, guarantors, and employees. Five New Hampshire residents were affected. The organization engaged forensic experts, notified law enforcement, and implemented remediation measures including network updates, firewall strengthening, two-factor authentication, and employee training. Credit monitoring was offered to affected individuals.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 64 days

Mar 8, 2016

Discovered

May 11, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗
HHS OCRMay 11 · first
Montana State AGMay 11 · first
Massachusetts State AGMay 11 · first
New Hampshire State AGMay 11 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing May 11 (TX), last May 16 (SC) — a 5-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.