HackingHealthcareProfessional ServicesHealthcareStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Merritt Healthcare Advisors

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 30, 2022

Filed

Mar 20, 2023

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Merritt Healthcare Advisors →

Merritt Healthcare Advisors notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident involving unauthorized access to an employee's email account. Access occurred between July 30 and August 25, 2022. Discovery was made on November 30, 2022. One NH resident's PII (name, SSN) was exposed. No evidence of misuse. Notification sent March 14, 2023.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 123 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 110 days

Jul 30, 2022

Begins

Nov 30, 2022

Discovered

Mar 20, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_d9a9b56c70539fb82023-03-20Candidate
HHS OCRbd_1d3c5b12a75d08b62023-03-15 · +5dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_646c6628a21ae3222023-03-14 · +6dVerified

Name: Merritt Healthcare Advisors
norm: merritt healthcare advisors

Name: Merritt Healthcare Advisors
norm: merritt healthcare advisors
Industry: HealthcarellmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 30, 2022
Breach occurred: Jul 30, 2022 – Aug 25, 2022
Undetected for: 123 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 14, 2023
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Secured the account
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation in consultation with external cybersecurity professionals
Provided the affected resident with written notification
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Taken additional precautions to safeguard it
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(110 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 · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGMar 14 · first

HHS OCR+1d

California State AG+6d

New Hampshire State AG+6d · this page

Pattern: first filing Mar 14 (MA), last Mar 20 (NH) — a 6-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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/merritt-healthcare-advisors-20230320.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 20, 2023
Raw hash: 810ae7fe3503a5638125212f90c8ab9193b8ec527215ec75d0c17ee789a5accf

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMerritt Healthcare Advisors

Victim entityMerritt Healthcare Advisors

Incidentdiscovered Nov 30, 2022

Stated responseSecured the account

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov