HackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIHighContained

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

bd_fb1273ad520c4d49 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 16, 2024

Filed

Apr 24, 2026

To disclose

16 months

Affected · nationwide

813,89256 in this filing

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

85%

Full breach record for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center →6 incidents on file

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), a healthcare organization based in Lubbock, TX, experienced an external system breach (hacking) between September 17–29, 2024, discovered on December 16, 2024. The breach affected 813,892 individuals total, including 56 Maine residents. Written notifications were sent April 9, 2026. IDX credit monitoring and identity restoration assistance were offered to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 16, 2024 → Filed with AG Apr 24, 2026494d ✗ ME AG >90d16 months discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 90 days

discovery → filing · 16 months / 494 days

Sep 17, 2024

Begins

Dec 16, 2024

Discovered

Apr 24, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+60 wks slower

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by interlock about this victim predates this filing by 543 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_089646818ad5fad52026-04-24Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_449641a5d71e4b662026-04-24Verified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_8bb2d9eda10bb2a12026-04-24Verified by operator
California State AGbd_d650ce20ce73e9162026-04-24Verified by operator

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 455d gap

Texas State AGbd_1ed8f8b32923e37d2026-04-27 · +3dVerified by operator
Washington State AGbd_8dc4d5429ac7975f2026-04-09 · +15dVerified by operator
Maryland State AGbd_6c61d54a8c64be662025-11-13 · +162dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_2e5c822b6fc0f8362025-01-24 · +455dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_561f2c4e93d9b1b32025-01-24 · +455dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_789792903190041c2025-01-24 · +455dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
norm: texas tech university health sciences center
Domain: ttuhsc.edu
Industry: Healthcare

Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
norm: texas tech university health sciences center
Domain: ttuhsc.edu
Industry: Healthcare
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Dec 16, 2024
Breach occurred: Sep 17, 2024 – Sep 29, 2024
Undetected for: 90 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 9, 2026
Affected individuals: 813,892state + nationwide
Data types: PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Written notification to affected consumers
Identity theft protection services offered via IDX (credit monitoring and identity restoration assistance)
Changes made: IDX credit monitoring and identity restoration assistance services offered to affected individuals
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 months(494 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 494dME resident >180d · 479dLeak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Dec 16, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Apr 24, 2026
494d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Dec 16, 2024
→ Notified: Apr 9, 2026
479d 180 days ME resident >180d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 16, 2024 → Filed with AG: Apr 24, 2026	494d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Dec 16, 2024 → Notified: Apr 9, 2026	479d	180 days	ME resident >180d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Vermont State AGJan 24 · first

Maine State AGJan 24 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 24 · first

Maryland State AG+293d

Washington State AG+440d

Vermont State AG+455d

New Hampshire State AG+455d

Oregon State AG+455d

California State AG+455d

Maine State AG+455d · this page

Texas State AG+458d

Pattern: first filing Jan 24 (VT), last Apr 27 (TX) — a 458-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 14 — 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/8471e50e-c2e4-42b7-92e4-5ae4e85959c9.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 24, 2026
Raw hash: 6878ba8d8964bde0bea027df63f7117e753d23ba656e2872b027994bf0fb6b44

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Victim entityTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Incidentdiscovered Dec 16, 2024

Stated responseWritten notification to affected consumers

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov