HackingOtherStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Balance Autism

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 17, 2025

Filed

May 16, 2025

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

2,931state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Balance Autism →

Balance Autism notified the Iowa AG of a data event affecting 2,931 Iowa residents. Suspicious activity was discovered on March 17, 2025. Investigation determined information was copied between May 11-17, 2025. Exposed data included names and Social Security numbers. The company engaged forensic specialists, notified federal law enforcement, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via TransUnion.

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Iowa clock✓ IA AG ≤5 bday9 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

May 11, 2025

Begins

May 16, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_17d66963684204e72025-05-16Verified
HHS OCRbd_62497f298082e8cb2025-05-16Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_fcced79ddbde70462025-05-16Verified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Balance Autism
norm: balance autism
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Mar 17, 2025
Breach occurred: May 11, 2025 – May 17, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 16, 2025
Affected individuals: 2,931state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcementProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched an investigation and worked with forensic specialists
Notified federal law enforcement
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through TransUnion
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: IA AG ≤5 bday
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 · 4 filings · 3 states

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Indiana State AGMay 16 · first

HHS OCRMay 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 16 · first

Iowa State AGMay 16 · 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://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/5162025_Balance_Autism_412EACCC02B8B.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 16, 2025
Raw hash: fa7e470929bbb34c8b6234968de7b414b8bb6f59c8af529631e4ccd266231d63

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityBalance Autism

Incidentdiscovered Mar 17, 2025

Stated responseLaunched an investigation and worked with forensic specialists

ComplianceIA AG ≤5 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.iowaattorneygeneral.gov