HackingTechnologyHealthcareInformationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Identity (basic)Health (basic)LowContained

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 2, 2023

Filed

Sep 22, 2023

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION →3 incidents on file

IBM disclosed unauthorized access to a database supporting the Janssen CarePath patient support platform. IBM identified the unauthorized access on August 2, 2023, after Janssen notified IBM of a technical method allowing access. IBM remediated the issue and augmented security controls. Affected data may include names and health-related information, but not SSNs or financial account data. IBM offered one year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 51 days

Aug 2, 2023

Discovered

Sep 22, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

11 wks faster

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

Montana State AGbd_5ff6b97317a260e12023-09-22Verified
HHS OCRbd_149be387af0e45522023-09-29 · +7dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_8fa79ddc2a3e8b9b2023-01-01 · +264dCandidate

Name: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
norm: international business machines
Domain: ibm.com

Name: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
norm: international business machines
Domain: ibm.com
Industry: TechnologyllmHealthcarellm

Discovered: Aug 2, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Health (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Janssen
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Promptly remediated the issue
Disabled the technical method at issue
Augmented security controls to reduce the chance of a similar event occurring in the future
Undertook an investigation to assess whether there had been unauthorized access
Arranged for complimentary one-year credit monitoring service through Equifax Complete Premier
Changes made: Augmented security controls to reduce the chance of a similar event occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(51 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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Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

Montana State AG+264d

California State AG+264d · this page

HHS OCR+271d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Sep 29 (NY) — a 271-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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-574033
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 22, 2023
Raw hash: 67a4e72c40dc3b8c5abc2f8163866effa2ae8274d52361c232e211dc470d266a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Victim entityINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Incidentdiscovered Aug 2, 2023

Stated responsePromptly remediated the issue

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov