HackingHealthcareHealthcareVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedPHIIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)EmploymentCriticalContained

Seacoast Radiology, PA

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Nov 12, 2010

Filed

Jan 10, 2011

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected · nationwide

231,400164,021 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Seacoast Radiology, PA →

Seacoast Radiology, PA discovered an unauthorized intrusion into its patient billing server on November 12, 2010. The incident potentially exposed personal information (name, address, DOB, SSN), medical codes (ICD-9, CPT), and employer/physician details for 231,400 individuals, including 164,021 New Hampshire residents. Internet access to the server was disabled immediately. The organization engaged security experts, implemented system changes, and is working to encrypt data. No evidence of misuse was found at the time of notification.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Nov 12, 2010

Begins

Nov 12, 2010

Discovered

Jan 10, 2011

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_484805c6aa319ea72011-01-10Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_8d4ee78d3d1f61f02011-01-14 · +4dVerified

Name: Seacoast Radiology, PA
norm: seacoast radiology

Name: Seacoast Radiology, PA
norm: seacoast radiology
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Nov 12, 2010
Breach occurred: Nov 12, 2010
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 11, 2011
Affected individuals: 231,400state + nationwide
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Employment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney GeneralNotified law enforcement in jurisdictions that require police notification
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Disabled internet access to the server immediately upon discovery
Consulted with several computer security experts
Notified law enforcement in jurisdictions that require police notification
Contracted with ID Experts to provide a toll-free number and website for affected individuals
Changes made: Implemented a number of changes to ensure that unauthorized access to their system does not occur again
Working to encrypt all data for increased security
Continuing to reexamine their policies and procedures to identify and correct any weaknesses
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRJan 10 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 10 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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/seacoast-radiology-20110110.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 10, 2011
Raw hash: e714a44773e403869b9791ed4e043b4e98e795651fbafb138cdfad65b72f1b1c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySeacoast Radiology, PA

Victim entitySeacoast Radiology, PA

Incidentdiscovered Nov 12, 2010

Stated responseDisabled internet access to the server immediately upon discovery

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov