HackingHealthcareGovernmentHealthcareVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDownstream VictimsPHIGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Health (basic)FinancialMediumContained

Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 13, 2023

Filed

Aug 11, 2023

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

19 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing →6 incidents on file

The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) notified individuals that their personal and protected health information may have been accessed by an unauthorized actor via a third-party vendor, IBM, which used the MOVEit Transfer application. The breach occurred on May 28, 2023, and was discovered on June 13, 2023. Affected data includes names, SSNs, Medicaid/Medicare IDs, dates of birth, addresses, and clinical information. HCPF is offering two years of credit monitoring.

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Date basis clock✓ Clock withheld · confirmation date8 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 16 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

May 28, 2023

Begins

Jun 13, 2023

Discovered

Aug 11, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 19 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_4107138ac65485a02023-10-03 · +53dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_501ce56cdd46ef112023-10-03 · +53dVerified
California State AGbd_a36dbca8821d58c12023-10-03 · +53dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a9f8eee865a209bb2023-10-03 · +53dVerified by operator

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Maine State AGbd_276c06374e7a08fc2024-02-19 · +192dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_5167088d02685ddf2024-02-19 · +192dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_5ebd8c098e6a6f5f2024-02-19 · +192dVerified by operator
Delaware State AGbd_6f832e7ad75b6a0c2024-02-19 · +192dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_90735d0659ea8b492024-02-19 · +192dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_a3f112b2ddad6d7a2024-02-20 · +193dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 18 linked disclosures.

Name: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
norm: colorado department of health care policy and financing
Domain: hcpf.colorado.gov

Name: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
norm: colorado department of health care policy and financing
Domain: hcpf.colorado.gov
Industry: HealthcarellmGovernmentllm

Discovered: Jun 13, 2023
Breach occurred: May 28, 2023
Undetected for: 16 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 11, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Health (basic)Financial
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine whether Health First Colorado or CHP+ members’ protected health information was accessed
Offering two years of free credit monitoring and identity restoration services provided through Experian
Set up a call center to answer additional questions
Changes made: Reviewing policies, procedures and cybersecurity safeguards to further protect their systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Clock withheld · confirmation date

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 6 states

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California State AGAug 11 · first · this page

Maine State AG+53d

Vermont State AG+53d

California State AG+53d

New Hampshire State AG+53d

Maine State AG+192d

Oregon State AG+192d

Vermont State AG+192d

Delaware State AG+192d

California State AG+192d

New Hampshire State AG+193d

Pattern: first filing Aug 11 (CA), last Feb 20 (NH) — a 193-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 18 — the full spread may be wider.

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/sb24-571694
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 11, 2023
Raw hash: 5443c6bc9b131a179c5196817163be08b7a2c517b321893425ffab4f41f7fc17

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityColorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

Victim entityColorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

Incidentdiscovered Jun 13, 2023

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine whether Health First Colorado or CHP+ members’ protected health information was accessed

ComplianceClock withheld · confirmation date

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov