HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsTargetedIdentity (basic)OtherLowContained

Next Step Healthcare

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jun 5, 2024

Filed

May 29, 2025

To disclose

51 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Next Step Healthcare →

Next Step Healthcare, LLC notified Vermont AG on May 29, 2025, of a data breach discovered June 5, 2024. Unauthorized access to the network occurred, potentially exposing names and variable data elements. The company engaged forensic investigators, secured systems, and offered 12-24 months of identity theft protection via IDX. The incident status is contained.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday51 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

discovery → filing · 51 weeks / 358 days

Jun 5, 2024

Discovered

May 29, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+39 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by qilin about this victim predates this filing by 358 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (3)

Leak Siteqilinbd_7dac25fd5bde3f8c2024-07-17 · +316dVerified by operator
Leak Siteqilinbd_f4e4886a92c3e6ad2024-06-17 · +346dVerified by operator
Leak Siteqilinbd_58ee69bf27d122832024-06-05 · +358dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_0cec3665847bf3a62025-05-30 · +1dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_5c2bfa33adf0bf112025-05-30 · +1dVerified by operator
HHS OCRbd_92d553698d40bfd92025-05-30 · +1dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_a54984fff53d02c12025-05-30 · +1dVerified by operator

Name: Next Step Healthcare
norm: next step healthcare
Domain: nextstephc.com

Name: Next Step Healthcare
norm: next step healthcare
Domain: nextstephc.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jun 5, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 29, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Other
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took measures to secure network, systems, and data
Retained independent cybersecurity experts to conduct a forensic investigation
Performed a thorough review of email environment
Implemented additional security measures
Offering identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to protect digital environment
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 51 weeks(358 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >180d
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 · 5 filings · 4 states

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Vermont State AGMay 29 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

HHS OCR+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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/2025-05-29-next-step-healthcare-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 29, 2025
Raw hash: 06eacbccf7cc5400a704058f3ddf2cdc357fc9970d467848ad79ac33b3717a48

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (3)

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNext Step Healthcare

Victim entityNext Step Healthcare

Incidentdiscovered Jun 5, 2024

Stated responseTook measures to secure network, systems, and data

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov