HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedPHIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Meridian Internal Medicine, P.A.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 18, 2024

Filed

Jul 5, 2024

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Meridian Internal Medicine, P.A. →

Meridian Internal Medicine, P.A., a healthcare revenue cycle management company, reported a cybersecurity incident discovered on March 18, 2024. An unauthorized actor accessed files and data within its network, compromising PHI and personal information of individuals. The company engaged a forensic firm, reset passwords, and offered credit monitoring. Two New Hampshire residents were identified as affected.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 109 days

Mar 18, 2024

Discovered

May 22, 2024

Scope determined

Jul 5, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 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

HHS OCRbd_6fd30a60bfe2800d2024-07-10 · +5dCandidate

Name: Meridian Internal Medicine, P.A.
norm: meridian internal medicine

Name: Meridian Internal Medicine, P.A.
norm: meridian internal medicine
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 18, 2024
Materiality determined: May 22, 2024
Notification sent: Jul 5, 2024
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the incident
Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the Incident
Assessed the security of its systems
Notified the potentially affected individuals
Informed our law firm
Began identifying the potentially affected individuals in preparation for notice
Offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services
Reset passwords for all accounts
Updated policies and procedures, including the security risk management plan
Improved physical security
Implemented new technical safeguards
Enhanced data security measures
Trained workforce members
Implemented periodic technical and nontechnical evaluations
Deployed additional monitoring tools
Changes made: Updated policies and procedures, including the security risk management plan
Improved physical security
Implemented new technical safeguards
Enhanced data security measures
Trained workforce members
Implemented periodic technical and nontechnical evaluations
Deployed additional monitoring tools
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 · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGJul 5 · first · this page

HHS OCR+5d

Pattern: first filing Jul 5 (NH), last Jul 10 (NC) — a 5-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/meridian-internal-medicine-20240705.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 5, 2024
Raw hash: bff8ad373f34ffb19e2b515afe31e724880ff79772568a1363bad45080997201

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMeridian Internal Medicine, P.A.

Victim entityMeridian Internal Medicine, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 18, 2024

Stated responseEngaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov