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

Gastroenterology Associates of Florida

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Apr 11, 2024

Filed

Mar 6, 2025

To disclose

47 weeks

Affected · nationwide

122,43713 in this filing

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Gastroenterology Associates of Florida →2 incidents on file

Gastroenterology Associates of Central Florida, P.A. (dba Center for Digestive Health) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on April 1, 2024, and discovered on April 11, 2024. The incident affected 122,437 individuals, including 13 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, SSNs, dates of birth, and health information. The organization engaged forensic investigators, deployed monitoring tools, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection services to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 11, 2024 → Filed with AG Mar 6, 2025329d ✗ ME AG >90d47 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 · 10 days

discovery → filing · 47 weeks / 329 days

Apr 1, 2024

Begins

Apr 11, 2024

Discovered

Mar 6, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+35 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_5424002cd06b3c642025-03-04 · +2dCandidate
Montana State AGbd_59c962dc40ae43cd2025-03-04 · +2dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_f880581c2e50b46f2025-03-01 · +5dVerified

Name: Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP
norm: wilson elser Moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: flagastro.com

Name: Gastroenterology Associates of Florida
norm: gastroenterology associates of florida
Domain: flagastro.com
Also named: Gastroenterology Associates of Central Florida, P.A.dba oflegal entity
Center for Digestive Healthdba oftrade name
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Apr 11, 2024
Breach occurred: Apr 1, 2024
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 25, 2025
Affected individuals: 122,437state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the incident
Moved quickly to initiate an investigation
Retained a leading forensic investigation firm who assisted in conducting an investigation and confirming the security of our network environment
Deployed additional monitoring tools
Enhance the security of our systems
Changes made: Deployed additional monitoring tools
Enhance the security of our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 47 weeks(329 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 329dME resident >180d · 320d
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: Apr 11, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Mar 6, 2025
329d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 11, 2024
→ Notified: Feb 25, 2025
320d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 11, 2024 → Filed with AG: Mar 6, 2025	329d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 11, 2024 → Notified: Feb 25, 2025	320d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Illinois State AGMar 1 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Montana State AG+3d

Maine State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 1 (IL), last Mar 6 (ME) — 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.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/24a40045-82cd-41d5-87de-9d000c3357ec.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 6, 2025
Raw hash: 07bee281bd0c49914afab51586551c388e70f5f74734614f56fcf72bc2bdf96e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP

Victim entityGastroenterology Associates of Florida

Incidentdiscovered Apr 11, 2024

Stated responseEngaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the incident

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov