HackingHealthcareFinancial ServicesHealthcareVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)CriticalContained

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jun 6, 2023

Filed

Dec 1, 2023

To disclose

25 weeks

Affected · nationwide

310,0191,017 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY →6 incidents on file

Aetna Life Insurance Company reported a cybersecurity incident occurring on May 29, 2023, discovered on June 6, 2023. The breach involved unauthorized access via a software vulnerability in an external system. Approximately 310,019 individuals were affected, including 1,017 Maine residents. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers. Aetna notified affected individuals in writing starting September 14, 2023, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jun 6, 2023 → Filed with AG Dec 1, 2023178d ✗ ME AG >90d25 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 8 days

discovery → filing · 25 weeks / 178 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

Jun 6, 2023

Discovered

Dec 1, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+16 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_126a641beec748aa2023-09-12 · +80dVerified
Washington State AGbd_5528b9ad41d618a02023-09-08 · +84dVerified
Montana State AGbd_8ddaa57f2866b4ff2023-09-07 · +85dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_b4212b5e1ee2a14e2023-09-06 · +86dVerified

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Indiana State AGbd_66c47c3ee2221a512023-09-01 · +91dVerified

Name: AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: aetna life insurance

Name: AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: aetna life insurance
Industry: HealthcarellmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jun 6, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 14, 2023
Affected individuals: 310,019state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 weeks(178 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 178dME resident >60d · 100dME CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jun 6, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Dec 1, 2023
178d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Jun 6, 2023
→ Notified: Sep 14, 2023
100d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jun 6, 2023 → Filed with AG: Dec 1, 2023	178d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Jun 6, 2023 → Notified: Sep 14, 2023	100d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Indiana State AGSep 1 · first

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Montana State AG+6d

Washington State AG+7d

Maine State AG+11d

Maine State AG+91d · this page

Pattern: first filing Sep 1 (IN), last Dec 1 (ME) — a 91-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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1a1a3890-351f-47d3-ba1a-021fca8b9801.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 1, 2023
Raw hash: 7a2109801852247dd04676ee2915e91e598dec44743d00d25234c21d0c3fc1f0

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Victim entityAETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered Jun 6, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov