MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 5, 2024

Filed

May 28, 2024

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

200state residents only

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA →

Affiliated Dermatologists & Dermatologic Surgeons P.A. reported a ransomware incident detected on March 5, 2024. Unauthorized access occurred March 2-5, 2024, resulting in data exfiltration and a ransom note. 200 New Hampshire residents were notified on May 23, 2024. Affected data included personal information of patients and employees. Remediation included MFA, password resets, and 24/7 monitoring.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d12 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

undetected · 3 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 84 days

Mar 2, 2024

Begins

Mar 5, 2024

Discovered

May 28, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 11 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by bianlian about this victim predates this filing by 62 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitebianlianbd_4a47b006cd35e0022024-03-26 · +62dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_0ea78c864d79336e2024-05-23 · +5dVerified
Maine State AGbd_1f0b6b6b21b5e7d12024-05-23 · +5dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_5702f907d34651332024-05-23 · +5dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_922263186986bea12024-05-23 · +5dVerified by operator

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 25d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_c2bf963d8fe60ee32024-05-23 · +5dVerified by operator
South Carolina State AGbd_d4f0525d663692c52024-05-23 · +5dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_e383e7d553cc2a012024-05-23 · +5dVerified
Delaware State AGbd_44ff70a3c72445862024-05-03 · +25dVerified by operator
HHS OCRbd_a9ca70c486c9967c2024-05-03 · +25dVerified

Name: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP
norm: wilson elser moskowitz edelman dicker
Domain: wilsonelser.com

Name: Affiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA
norm: affiliated dermatologists and dermatologic surgeons
Domain: affiliateddermatologists.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Mar 5, 2024
Breach occurred: Mar 2, 2024 – Mar 5, 2024
Undetected for: 3 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 23, 2024
Affected individuals: 200state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Department of Justice Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau

During the incident: Disconnected access to the network
Alerted its third-party IT provider
Engaged legal counsel and specialized cybersecurity professionals to conduct a forensic investigation
Issued a public notice of the incident on the homepage of its website
Issued a press release for distribution to major media
Mailed personalized notification letters to all affected individuals
Offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Changes made: Enhanced its network security by implementing 24-7 network security monitoring
Required multi-factor authentication for all remote access
Reset passwords for all accounts on the network
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(84 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >30d
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 · 10 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗

Delaware State AGMay 3 · first

HHS OCRMay 3 · first

Montana State AG+20d

Maine State AG+20d

California State AG+20d

Indiana State AG+20d

Massachusetts State AG+20d

South Carolina State AG+20d

Vermont State AG+20d

New Hampshire State AG+25d · this page

Pattern: first filing May 3 (DE), last May 28 (NH) — a 25-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/affiliated-dermatologists-dermatologic-surgeons-20240528.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 28, 2024
Raw hash: 5e79f52ebb16cb2825ee4eb7e4ea627dc4e3d848f12bc987aaba2ed65fcd0c93

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Victim entityAffiliated Dermatologists and Dermatologic Surgeons PA

Incidentdiscovered Mar 5, 2024

Stated responseDisconnected access to the network

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov