MalwareHealthcareFinancial ServicesHealthcareRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 17, 2023

Filed

Aug 25, 2023

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

35 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care →14 incidents on file

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care disclosed a ransomware incident discovered on April 17, 2023, affecting systems used for client services. Data copied between March 28 and April 17, 2023, included PII and PHI (names, SSNs, DOBs, clinical info). The company took systems offline, engaged forensic experts, and offered 2 years of credit monitoring. Approximately 22,365 Rhode Island residents were identified as impacted.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday19 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 · 20 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 130 days

Mar 28, 2023

Begins

Apr 17, 2023

Discovered

Jun 21, 2023

Scope determined

Aug 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 35 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_6228e5282fce12112024-03-27 · +215dVerified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_653dd03a96a630572024-03-27 · +215dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_c2298923021059572024-03-27 · +215dVerified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_3d033309f7ace5eb2024-10-03 · +405dVerified by operator

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Maine State AGbd_59b7d4f12c5ff2b62024-10-03 · +405dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_7d6e82e2351b46c62024-10-03 · +405dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_9b1c4d63a64d8aab2024-10-03 · +405dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_6137e2525e0f88892025-01-21 · +515dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_e97c70caa0c2a5f52025-01-21 · +515dVerified by operator
Maryland State AGbd_10d522138bb443a92025-11-13 · +811dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 34 linked disclosures.

Name: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
norm: harvard pilgrim health care
Domain: point32health.org

Name: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
norm: harvard pilgrim health care
Domain: point32health.org
Industry: HealthcarellmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 17, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 28, 2023 – Apr 17, 2023
Undetected for: 20 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jun 21, 2023
Notification sent: Aug 25, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified regulators

During the incident: Took systems offline to contain the threat
Notified law enforcement and regulators
Engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to conduct a thorough investigation
Providing two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented and/or continuing to implement additional cybersecurity safeguards to existing infrastructure
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(130 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
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.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGAug 25 · first · this page

Maine State AG+215d

Delaware State AG+215d

New Hampshire State AG+215d

Delaware State AG+405d

Maine State AG+405d

California State AG+405d

New Hampshire State AG+405d

California State AG+515d

Vermont State AG+515d

Maryland State AG+811d

Pattern: first filing Aug 25 (VT), last Nov 13 (MD) — a 811-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 34 — the full spread may be wider.

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-08-25-harvard-pilgrim-health-care-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 25, 2023
Raw hash: 81fde145b4cc2fef8d29677736d49d373f142b625abb9161d6bada2a61796989

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHarvard Pilgrim Health Care

Victim entityHarvard Pilgrim Health Care

Incidentdiscovered Apr 17, 2023

Stated responseTook systems offline to contain the threat

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov