HackingHealthcareHealthcareTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

Alabama Ophthalmology Associates

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jan 30, 2025

Filed

Apr 8, 2025

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Alabama Ophthalmology Associates →2 incidents on file

Alabama Ophthalmology Associates notified consumers of a data breach occurring between Jan 22-30, 2025. Unusual network activity was detected on Jan 30. Potentially affected data includes names, DOBs, SSNs/gov IDs, and health/diagnosis info. The entity engaged cybersecurity experts, enhanced network security, contacted law enforcement, and is offering 12/24 months of credit monitoring and identity protection via IDX.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday10 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 · 8 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 68 days

Jan 22, 2025

Begins

Jan 30, 2025

Discovered

Apr 8, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by bianlian about this victim predates this filing by 76 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (2)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_96d0378c765266ca2025-02-19 · +47dVerified
Leak Sitebianlianbd_6cfa972104e80ea52025-01-22 · +76dVerified

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_450516280d94079d2025-04-08Verified
Pressbianlianbd_90cff1ac4a912cf12025-01-30 · +68dCandidate
Pressbianlianbd_679b407e17b923872025-01-22 · +76dCandidate

Name: Alabama Ophthalmology Associates
norm: alabama ophthalmology associates
Domain: aoapc.com

Name: Alabama Ophthalmology Associates
norm: alabama ophthalmology associates
Domain: aoapc.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jan 30, 2025
Breach occurred: Jan 22, 2025 – Jan 30, 2025
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 7, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Contacted law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts to assist with the process
Implemented measures to enhance network security
Been in contact with law enforcement and will cooperate with any resulting investigation
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented measures to enhance network security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(68 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >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 · 4 filings · 2 states

View merged incident ↗

PressJan 22 · first

Press+8d

HHS OCR+76d

Vermont State AG+76d · this page

Pattern: first filing Jan 22, last Apr 8 (VT) — a 76-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-04-08-alabama-ophthalmology-associates-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 8, 2025
Raw hash: 7a4d8196510153502da83518a43a4c59d27301e3a91618675e0321a4a13c2136

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (2)

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAlabama Ophthalmology Associates

Victim entityAlabama Ophthalmology Associates

Incidentdiscovered Jan 30, 2025

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts to assist with the process

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov