HackingHealthcareTechnologyHealthcareStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountMediumContained

DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 6, 2021

Filed

Dec 6, 2021

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

176state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc. →2 incidents on file

DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc. notified the NH AG of unauthorized access to an archived genetic testing database (inactive since 2012). Access occurred May-July 2021; detected Aug 6, 2021. ~176 NH residents affected (names, SSNs, some payment info). Notification sent Nov 29, 2021. Credit monitoring offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 74 days

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 122 days

May 24, 2021

Begins

Aug 6, 2021

Discovered

Dec 6, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_891e08eeecb2b6c42021-12-09 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_05068130598ea2642021-11-29 · +7dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_0db919450629372d2021-11-29 · +7dVerified
Maine State AGbd_366739cb041487c92021-11-29 · +7dCandidate

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Washington State AGbd_5f3aeb1fe19a37fa2021-11-29 · +7dVerified
California State AGbd_6c235e9f21ab04902021-11-29 · +7dVerified
South Carolina State AGbd_77aaa27fc573f8892021-12-15 · +9dVerified

Name: DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.
norm: dna diagnostics center
Domain: dnacenter.com

Name: DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.
norm: dna diagnostics center
Domain: dnacenter.com
Industry: HealthcarellmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Aug 6, 2021
Breach occurred: May 24, 2021 – Jul 28, 2021
Undetected for: 74 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 29, 2021
Affected individuals: 176state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Opened an investigation
Working closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Coordinated closely with law enforcement
Proactively contained and secured the threat
Providing complimentary credit monitoring through Experian
Advising affected individuals about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes
Advising individuals to contact their financial institutions
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Working with third-party experts to harden cybersecurity defenses
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(122 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Massachusetts State AGNov 29 · first

Indiana State AGNov 29 · first

Maine State AGNov 29 · first

Washington State AGNov 29 · first

California State AGNov 29 · first

New Hampshire State AG+7d · this page

Oregon State AG+10d

South Carolina State AG+16d

Pattern: first filing Nov 29 (MA), last Dec 15 (SC) — a 16-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/dna-diagnostics-20211206.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 6, 2021
Raw hash: b5f89c295e9e66a1e48a3d2ddf7f8842b69bc042f201aeed201fec86585c130d

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityDNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.

Victim entityDNA Diagnostics Center, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 6, 2021

Stated responseOpened an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov