PhysicalOtherLossCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountPIILowContained

Huntington's Disease Society of America

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 2, 2013

Filed

Dec 13, 2013

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Huntington's Disease Society of America →3 incidents on file

HDSA reported the loss of a thumb drive containing donor PII (names, addresses, check photocopies, credit card numbers) between Nov 2012 and Sep 2013. The device was misplaced by a chapter treasurer. HDSA confirmed data was uploaded to its extranet, ensuring a complete copy exists. No evidence of unauthorized access was found. One NH resident affected. HDSA engaged legal counsel, notified insurers, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 335 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 72 days

Nov 1, 2012

Begins

Oct 2, 2013

Discovered

Dec 13, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Huntington's Disease Society of America
norm: huntington s disease society of america

Name: Huntington's Disease Society of America
norm: huntington s disease society of america
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Oct 2, 2013
Breach occurred: Nov 1, 2012 – Sep 30, 2013
Undetected for: 335 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 13, 2013
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial accountPII
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney GeneralProviding written notice to other state regulatorsProviding notice to national consumer reporting agenciesReporting the incident to relevant federal and state agencies

During the incident: Commenced an internal investigation into the incident
Engaged data security legal counsel to assist with the investigation
Verified that the information on the thumb drive was automatically uploaded to HDSA’s extranet
Preserved a copy of the extranet files
Reported the incident to its Cybersecurity insurer
Provided written notice to the affected individual
Offered one year of credit monitoring services and identity restoration services
Changes made: Provided information on how to protect against identity theft and fraud
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(72 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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/huntingtons-disease-20131213.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 13, 2013
Raw hash: c20fd971b8a3ad13beccc765d9a34d445b5e1a64d8f8a59cc484dfa56dba3e81

Reporting entityHuntington's Disease Society of America

Victim entityHuntington's Disease Society of America

Incidentdiscovered Oct 2, 2013

Stated responseCommenced an internal investigation into the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov