MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData ExfiltratedTargetedPHIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Northwest Rheumatology

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 18, 2017

Filed

Jul 31, 2017

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Northwest Rheumatology →

Northwest Rheumatology, a rheumatology clinic in Tucson, AZ, reported a ransomware incident starting April 10, 2017. Initial investigation suggested no PHI access, but on June 18, 2017, further evidence of unauthorized access was found. Forensic investigation confirmed access but could not rule out PHI exposure. Two New Hampshire residents were identified as affected. Notification letters were mailed on July 31, 2017, offering one year of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 69 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 43 days

Apr 10, 2017

Begins

Jun 18, 2017

Discovered

Jul 31, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_96cbeaa072efb00f2017-07-31Verified

Name: Northwest Rheumatology
norm: northwest rheumatology

Name: Northwest Rheumatology
norm: northwest rheumatology
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Jun 18, 2017
Breach occurred: Apr 10, 2017
Undetected for: 69 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 31, 2017
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Contacted computer security vendor
Hired an independent computer forensic firm
Mailed notification letters to affected individuals
Changes made: Reviewed and updated internal password policies with new, more rigorous requirements
Implemented new security measures to further secure the information in its systems from unauthorized access
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(43 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRJul 31 · first

New Hampshire State AGJul 31 · 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/northwest-rheumatology-20170731.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 31, 2017
Raw hash: 2b89ebb6af33369b0086a7a72be3c1881702d234857cfe09235b6616b87c8ed6

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorthwest Rheumatology

Victim entityNorthwest Rheumatology

Incidentdiscovered Jun 18, 2017

Stated responseContacted computer security vendor

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov