Hypertension & Nephrology, Inc. Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (HYP1765585076)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Hypertension & Nephrology, Inc. breach identified under incident ID HYP1765585076.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Hypertension & Nephrology, Inc.'s information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hypertension-&-nephrology-inc., the number of followers: 296, the industry type: Medical Practices and the number of employees: 24 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 754 and after the incident was 611 with a difference of -143 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on Hypertension & Nephrology, Inc. and their customers.

On 01 January 2024, Hypertension Nephrology Associates disclosed Data Breach issues under the banner "Hypertension Nephrology Associates Data Breach Settlement".

Hypertension Nephrology Associates (HNA) agreed to a $625,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging failure to protect patients' private health information from a January 2024 data breach.

The disruption is felt across the environment, and exposing Private health information, personal information, with nearly 39,491 records at risk, plus an estimated financial loss of $625,000 (settlement amount).

In response, and stakeholders are being briefed through Delayed notification to affected individuals.

The case underscores how Settlement approved (preliminary), with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Settlement notice sent to affected individuals with claim instructions.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating alleged failure to protect patient data (implied unauthorized access) and Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating healthcare provider with potential unpatched vulnerabilities. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating data was accessed, stolen, or compromised (39,491 records) and Automated Exfiltration (T1020) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating large-scale breach of health/personal information. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating no ransomware details, but data compromise implies impact and Data Manipulation: Transmitted Data Manipulation (T1565.002) with lower confidence (40%), supported by evidence indicating potential misuse of stolen health/personal information. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs (T1070.001) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating delayed notification suggests possible log tampering. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.