HackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumActive

Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 27, 2023

Filed

May 31, 2023

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

76state residents only

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC. →

Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC notified the NH AG of a data event affecting 76 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred March 23–April 4, 2023; discovered March 27, 2023. PHI and PII (names, SSNs, DOBs, DLs) were accessed. Response included forensic investigation, law enforcement notification, and 12 months of Kroll credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d9 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 · 4 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 65 days

Mar 23, 2023

Begins

Mar 27, 2023

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by ransomhouse about this victim predates this filing by 33 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_bb7450067adcff262023-05-11 · +20dVerified by operator
Leak Siteransomhousebd_939207285c72f9612023-04-28 · +33dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0a6eaa14081257712023-05-25 · +6dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5e4becc9a824e4e72023-05-25 · +6dVerified
Maine State AGbd_61a655489dcec50c2023-05-25 · +6dVerified
Maine State AGbd_834e34dced3346ea2023-05-25 · +6dVerified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 150d gap

HHS OCRbd_9c9e04dcea02fe822023-05-25 · +6dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_ee3947b080d2f8222023-05-25 · +6dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_ecd2619c523e95ca2023-01-01 · +150dCandidate

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC.
norm: albany ent allergy
Domain: albanyentandallergy.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 27, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 23, 2023 – Apr 4, 2023
Undetected for: 4 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 25, 2023
Affected individuals: 76state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcementProviding written notice to relevant state and federal regulatorsNotifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

During the incident: Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists
Reviewed systems and files to confirm what information was stored therein
Notified law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Kroll
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators
Notifying the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Notifying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Changes made: Reviewing existing policies and procedures
Providing additional training to employees
Implementing additional safeguards to further secure information in its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(65 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
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 · 8 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Montana State AG+144d

Massachusetts State AG+144d

Maine State AG+144d

HHS OCR+144d

Indiana State AG+144d

New Hampshire State AG+150d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last May 31 (NH) — a 150-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/albany-ent-allergy-services-20230531.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 31, 2023
Raw hash: 703d6585f560644a22ef3b51c5e12f4fb0f941d843c149919518592eeee45b40

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityAlbany ENT & Allergy Services, PC.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 27, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation with the assistance of third-party computer forensic specialists

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov