MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA

bd_e383e7d553cc2a01 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 5, 2024

Filed

May 23, 2024

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA →

Affiliated Dermatologists experienced a ransomware attack between March 2-5, 2024. An unauthorized third party accessed the network, copied patient and employee data, and left a ransom note. The company disconnected the network, engaged forensic investigators, and implemented enhanced security measures including 24/7 monitoring and MFA. Credit monitoring services were offered to affected individuals.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday11 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

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 79 days

Mar 2, 2024

Begins

Mar 5, 2024

Discovered

May 23, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

This filing is one of 11 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by bianlian about this victim predates this filing by 57 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_4a47b006cd35e0022024-03-26 · +57dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0ea78c864d79336e2024-05-23Verified
Maine State AGbd_1f0b6b6b21b5e7d12024-05-23Verified by operator
California State AGbd_5702f907d34651332024-05-23Verified
Indiana State AGbd_922263186986bea12024-05-23Verified by operator

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 20d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_c2bf963d8fe60ee32024-05-23Verified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_d4f0525d663692c52024-05-23Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_f289470b970aceb12024-05-28 · +5dVerified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_44ff70a3c72445862024-05-03 · +20dVerified by operator
HHS OCRbd_a9ca70c486c9967c2024-05-03 · +20dVerified

Name: Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA
norm: affiliated dermatologists and dermatologic surgeons
Domain: affiliateddermatologists.com

Name: Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA
norm: affiliated dermatologists and dermatologic surgeons
Domain: affiliateddermatologists.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 5, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 2, 2024 – Mar 5, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: May 23, 2024
Notification sent: May 23, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Immediately disconnected access to the network
Alerted its third-party IT provider
Engaged legal counsel and specialized cybersecurity professionals to conduct a forensic investigation
Engaged specialized cybersecurity professionals to assist network restoration efforts
Changes made: Implementation of 24-7 network security monitoring
Multi-factor authentication for all remote access
Password resets for all accounts on the network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(79 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >30d
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 · 10 filings · 10 states

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Delaware State AGMay 3 · first

HHS OCRMay 3 · first

Montana State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d

California State AG+20d

Indiana State AG+20d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

South Carolina State AG+20d

Vermont State AG+20d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+25d

Pattern: first filing May 3 (DE), last May 28 (NH) — a 25-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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-05-23-affiliated-dermatologists-dermatologic-surgeons-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 23, 2024
Raw hash: 24aa89ebc60365479342a3c629bfe9718e6d900bda03e8dfa46c453c349593ea

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAffiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA

Victim entityAffiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA

Incidentdiscovered Mar 5, 2024

Stated responseImmediately disconnected access to the network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov