HackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHIHighContained

SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 8, 2025

Filed

Feb 6, 2026

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1,138state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION →2 incidents on file

Cottage Hospital notified the NH Attorney General of a breach affecting 1,138 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred Oct 14-21, 2025; discovered Dec 8, 2025. Exposed data includes names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and bank account info. Notifications mailed Feb 6, 2026. Remediation includes credit monitoring and enhanced security measures.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 55 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Oct 14, 2025

Begins

Dec 8, 2025

Discovered

Feb 6, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_19e0e591936940d32026-02-06Verified
Vermont State AGbd_cbcabbbc7864f2f42026-02-06Verified
HHS OCRbd_d149bc707a8e105f2026-02-06Verified

Name: SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
norm: santa barbara cottage hospital

Name: SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
norm: santa barbara cottage hospital
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Dec 8, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 14, 2025 – Oct 21, 2025
Undetected for: 55 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 6, 2026
Affected individuals: 1,138state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountPHI
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General's Office
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began an investigation with assistance from third-party experts
Mailed notification letters via U.S. First-Class mail
Established a toll-free call center
Offering one year of complimentary credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services through Experian
Changes made: Continue to implement and evaluate enhanced safeguards and security measures
Provide security training to our employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGFeb 6 · first

Vermont State AGFeb 6 · first

HHS OCRFeb 6 · first

New Hampshire State AGFeb 6 · first · this page

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/cottage-hospital-20260206.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 6, 2026
Raw hash: 406eb25f311a86fee7f956350ea3799bc57fd8e3b6fe9b4811adeec940c053c3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Victim entitySANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Incidentdiscovered Dec 8, 2025

Stated responseBegan an investigation with assistance from third-party experts

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov