HackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 1, 2025

Filed

Jul 22, 2025

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

38state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases →

Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases experienced an external system breach (hacking) between March 17 and 22, 2025. The incident affected 38 Maine residents, exposing names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. Forward engaged third-party forensic specialists, notified regulators and credit bureaus, and provided 24 months of credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Mar 1, 2025 → Filed with AG Jul 22, 2025143d ✗ ME AG >90d20 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

Mar 17, 2025

Begins

Jul 22, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_009089fe50437da32025-07-22Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_1695e939b1f879a52025-07-22Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_5988433ea719cc752025-07-22Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_a24c2fe88bbad9ec2025-07-22Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_be901a955d21e7502025-07-22Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_bf1fa1bdda078a662025-07-22Verified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases
norm: forward the national databank for rheumatic diseases
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 1, 2025
Breach occurred: Mar 17, 2025 – Mar 22, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 22, 2025
Affected individuals: 38state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Providing written notice of this event to appropriate state regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Initiated an investigation into the nature and scope of the event with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity and digital forensics specialists
Conducted a comprehensive internal review of the systems impacted
Moved quickly to investigate and respond, assess the security of Forward systems, and identify potentially affected individuals
Provided access to credit monitoring services for twenty-four (24 months), through CyberScout, a TransUnion company
Providing written notice of this event to appropriate state regulators, and to the three major consumer reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and cybersecurity training to its employees
Implemented additional cybersecurity measures and reviewed existing security policies to further protect against similar events moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(143 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 143d
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
Maine
Discovered: Mar 1, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jul 22, 2025
143d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Mar 1, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jul 22, 2025	143d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGJul 22 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 22 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 22 · first

Nebraska State AGJul 22 · first

Indiana State AGJul 22 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 22 · first

Maine State AGJul 22 · first · this page

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Leak-site claim

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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/ddfce055-9b58-4f64-bb43-fc3bf0af3059.html
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Filed at: Jul 22, 2025
Raw hash: aa085a2cd9af451aa6c822756c39b6a2f22c153bec396cfffc8f4452ead8fac7

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityForward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases

Incidentdiscovered Mar 1, 2025

Stated responseInitiated an investigation into the nature and scope of the event with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity and digital forensics specialists

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov