HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)PHIHealth (basic)LowContained

Maxim Healthcare Group

bd_df999b80ae34a55f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 4, 2020

Filed

Nov 4, 2021

To disclose

48 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Maxim Healthcare Group →2 incidents on file

Maxim Healthcare Group experienced unauthorized access to employee email accounts between October 1, 2020, and December 4, 2020. The company became aware of the activity on December 4, 2020. The breach potentially exposed personal information, including names, addresses, and health-related data, of individuals whose information was contained in the compromised emails. Maxim implemented multi-factor authentication and engaged forensic specialists. Credit monitoring was offered to affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Dec 4, 2020 → Notified Sep 21, 2021291d ✗ CA 60-day late48 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 64 days

discovery → filing · 48 weeks / 335 days

Oct 1, 2020

Begins

Dec 4, 2020

Discovered

Nov 4, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+35 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7e7022db4d247c0d2021-11-04Verified
Indiana State AGbd_993c233bc90c033c2021-11-04Verified
Montana State AGbd_c13dda61b32425472021-11-04Verified
HHS OCRbd_e749a80667f362da2021-11-04Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_9109c9702d7b335a2021-11-09 · +5dVerified

Name: Maxim
norm: maxim
Domain: maxim.com

Name: Maxim Healthcare Group
norm: maxim healthcare
Domain: maximhealthcare.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Dec 4, 2020
Breach occurred: Oct 1, 2020 – Dec 4, 2020
Undetected for: 64 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 21, 2021
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)PHIHealth (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notifying relevant state and federal regulators

During the incident: Immediately began to investigate to better understand the nature and scope of this activity
Worked with outside forensic specialists to determine the full scope and impact of this event
Performed a detailed and thorough programmatic and manual review of the contents of the email accounts
Instituted additional security protocols
Implementation of Multi-Factor Authentication for all email accounts
Transitioned to a new Security Operations Center with advanced detection and response capabilities
Notifying relevant state and federal regulators
Offering access to complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services for 12 months through Experian
Changes made: Implementation of Multi-Factor Authentication for all email accounts
Transitioned to a new Security Operations Center with advanced detection and response capabilities
Integrating additional cybersecurity infrastructure and security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 48 weeks(335 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 291d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Dec 4, 2020
→ Notified: Sep 21, 2021
291d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Dec 4, 2020 → Notified: Sep 21, 2021	291d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 4 · first

Indiana State AGNov 4 · first

Montana State AGNov 4 · first

HHS OCRNov 4 · first

California State AGNov 4 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Nov 4 (MA), last Nov 9 (NH) — 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-547204
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 4, 2021
Raw hash: 0d947c26924b297e469d3cf40eb2b0a8498858dba2a4c075b087cc155a9a3184

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMaxim

Victim entityMaxim Healthcare Group

Incidentdiscovered Dec 4, 2020

Stated responseImmediately began to investigate to better understand the nature and scope of this activity

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov