HackingHealthcareHealthcareTargetedIdentity (basic)LowContained

American Board of Internal Medicine

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 30, 2023

Filed

Jul 25, 2023

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for American Board of Internal Medicine →2 incidents on file

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) notified consumers on July 25, 2023, of a data security incident detected on May 30, 2023. Suspicious activity was detected and stopped within ABIM's network. Forensic investigators determined that names, mailing addresses, and other personal information may have been exposed. ABIM engaged law enforcement and cybersecurity experts, implemented enhanced security safeguards, and provided affected individuals with 12-24 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through IDX.

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Vermont clock⏱ VT AG >14 bday8 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 · 8 weeks / 56 days

May 30, 2023

Discovered

Jul 25, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Part of Progress Software Corporation supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_155d60c8e451be002023-07-25Verified
Maine State AGbd_3505d0ffe9192f4d2023-07-25Verified
California State AGbd_9198b2a7adf480992023-07-25Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_b3d821729f6a02cb2023-07-25Verified

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Montana State AGbd_bfd56a6f20eb5a4f2023-07-25Verified

Name: American Board of Internal Medicine
norm: american board of internal medicine

Name: American Board of Internal Medicine
norm: american board of internal medicine
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: May 30, 2023
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 25, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Working with law enforcement

During the incident: Moved quickly to secure our network environment
Launched a thorough investigation
Performed investigation with the help of independent IT security and forensic investigators
Working with law enforcement
Working with cybersecurity experts to review all policies and procedures
Providing identity theft protection services through IDX
Offering 12 months/24 months of credit and CyberScan monitoring
Offering a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy
Offering fully managed id theft recovery services
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards
Implementing enhanced security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >14 bday
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 · 6 filings · 6 states

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New Hampshire State AGJul 25 · first

Maine State AGJul 25 · first

California State AGJul 25 · first

Massachusetts State AGJul 25 · first

Montana State AGJul 25 · first

Vermont State AGJul 25 · 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-07-25-american-board-internal-medicine-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 25, 2023
Raw hash: c8cf8fcb8091c045f47c98822ed686cbda51ce2b0816d0fed78b696c145a65ed

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Victim entityAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Incidentdiscovered May 30, 2023

Stated responseMoved quickly to secure our network environment

ComplianceVT AG >14 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov