MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedPHIHealth (basic)PIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Orthopaedic Associates of Allentown

bd_b4d48f4fff09ae90 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Sep 24, 2021

Filed

Jan 18, 2022

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Orthopaedic Associates of Allentown →

Orthopaedic Associates of Allentown (OAA) notified patients of a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized actor placed malware in OAA systems between Sept 17-24, 2021. OAA discovered suspicious activity on Sept 24, 2021. Patient information may have been accessed. OAA engaged forensic specialists and is implementing additional safeguards.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 116 days

Sep 17, 2021

Begins

Sep 24, 2021

Discovered

Jan 18, 2022

Filed

vs. sector median

+4 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Illinois State AGbd_b425904b83f7b1312022-01-01 · +17dVerified

Name: Orthopaedic Associates of Allentown
norm: orthopaedic associates of allentown

Name: Orthopaedic Associates of Allentown
norm: orthopaedic associates of allentown
Also named: Orthopaedic Associates of Allentowndba oflegal entity
OAA Orthopaedic Specialistsdba oftrade name
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Sep 24, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 17, 2021 – Sep 24, 2021
Undetected for: 7 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Took steps to secure our network
Minimize any disruption to operations
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic and cybersecurity specialists
Changes made: Review our existing policies and procedures
Provide additional training programs to employees
Implementing additional safeguards to further secure the information in our systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(116 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Montana State AG+17d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Jan 18 (MT) — a 17-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-Notification-Letter-180.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 18, 2022
Raw hash: 46bb1c2b3051678ee4cfae1013bad6e3cd832b81e91ecb109ed766131b0a33d2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOrthopaedic Associates of Allentown

Victim entityOrthopaedic Associates of Allentown

Incidentdiscovered Sep 24, 2021

Stated responseTook steps to secure our network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov