HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedPIIPHIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute, Inc., P.C.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 13, 2023

Filed

Mar 1, 2024

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

518state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute, Inc., P.C. →2 incidents on file

Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute, Inc., P.C. notified patients of unauthorized access to systems containing PHI and PII between Nov 13-14, 2023. Suspicious activity was identified on Nov 13, 2023. The institute secured its network, launched an investigation, and is offering credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 109 days

Nov 13, 2023

Begins

Nov 13, 2023

Discovered

Mar 1, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_31b20dec4306c4812024-03-01Candidate
Illinois State AGbd_9f5cfe86fd8c51ed2024-03-01Verified
Washington State AGbd_c33dd9ff173a08892024-03-01Candidate

Name: Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute, Inc., P.C.
norm: pacific cataract and laser institute

Name: Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute, Inc., P.C.
norm: pacific cataract and laser institute
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Nov 13, 2023
Breach occurred: Nov 13, 2023 – Nov 14, 2023
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 518state-resident count only
Data types: PIIPHIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notifying applicable regulatory authorities
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took immediate steps to secure our network environment
Launched an investigation to understand the nature and scope of the incident
Reviewing our policies and procedures related to data privacy
Notifying applicable regulatory authorities
Offering complimentary access to credit monitoring services through Equifax
Changes made: Reviewing our policies and procedures related to data privacy to reduce the likelihood of a similar future event
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(109 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Oregon State AGMar 1 · first

Illinois State AGMar 1 · first

Washington State AGMar 1 · first

Montana State AGMar 1 · first · this page

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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1154.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 1, 2024
Raw hash: 2992824381cd9232c1576df4420c1d6cd3664d2d130930c03da55a9fc8de214c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPacific Cataract and Laser Institute, Inc., P.C.

Victim entityPacific Cataract and Laser Institute, Inc., P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 13, 2023

Stated responseTook immediate steps to secure our network environment

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov