GEORGIAHackingHealthcareHealthcareBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Critical

NASCO

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Aug 21, 2023

Filed

Oct 10, 2023

To disclose

—

Affected

1,744,655

Linked

17 records

Confidence

75%

Full breach record for NASCO →3 incidents on file

NASCO, a business associate, reported to HHS on October 10, 2023, a hacking incident that affected 1,744,655 individuals. The breach occurred on a network server and was caused by an exposed software application. The compromised protected health information (PHI) included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and claims information. In response, NASCO provided complimentary credit monitoring and implemented enhanced security safeguards.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time

⚠ 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

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 50 days

Aug 21, 2023

Discovered

Oct 10, 2023

Filed

This filing is one of 17 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Progress Software Corporation supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_a10a2ec406bd2fd72023-10-27 · +17dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_aa31f139773717df2023-10-27 · +17dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_da6299b7281a604f2023-10-27 · +17dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_f61696cdfa81c4df2023-10-27 · +17dVerified by operator

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Maine State AGbd_27541ee9c5b7e6e72023-10-28 · +18dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_1a92f137101f29bd2023-10-30 · +20dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_70967d52d87f8c3a2023-11-03 · +24dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_d55aa1ea3b2002af2024-01-08 · +90dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_3b3b709830689a452024-01-10 · +92dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_5dcd476cd7204fbf2024-01-10 · +92dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 16 linked disclosures.

Name: NASCO
norm: nasco
Domain: nasco.com
Industry: Business Associate

Name: NASCO
norm: nasco
Domain: nasco.com
Industry: Business Associate
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Aug 21, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,744,655nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Business associate
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Regulator citations: Notified HHS

Changes made: Offered free credit monitoring
Implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 21, 2023
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 21, 2023
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 21, 2023 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 21, 2023 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 8 states

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HHS OCROct 10 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+17d

Oregon State AG+17d

California State AG+17d

Washington State AG+17d

Maine State AG+18d

South Carolina State AG+20d

New Hampshire State AG+24d

Vermont State AG+90d

Maine State AG+92d

California State AG+92d

Pattern: first filing Oct 10 (GA), last Jan 10 (CA) — a 92-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 16 — the full spread may be wider.

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://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Oct 10, 2023
Raw hash: 73937682342b57c45ad11cd0be70c433c8683a0232571674fccc461a30d1e660

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNASCO

Victim entityNASCO

Incidentdiscovered Aug 21, 2023

Stated responseOffered free credit monitoring

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing