NORTH CAROLINAHackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Keith & Fisher, DDS, PA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 7, 2011

Filed

Apr 21, 2011

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

6,000

Confidence

50%

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On March 7, 2011, Keith & Fisher, DDS, PA discovered its server had been hacked, potentially exposing the clinical and demographic data of 6,000 individuals. The entity reported the breach to HHS on April 21, 2011. In response, the entity enhanced its information systems security, improved its password policy, and implemented new access controls including a firewall and VPN.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time6 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

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 45 days

Mar 7, 2011

Discovered

Apr 21, 2011

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6,000 affectedView incident

Name: Keith & Fisher, DDS, PA
norm: keith fisher dds
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Keith & Fisher, DDS, PA
norm: keith fisher dds
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Mar 7, 2011
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 6,000nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Breach notification provided to HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions

During the incident: Provided breach notification to affected individuals
Published notice on its website and to the media
Changes made: Increased its information systems security
Improved its password policy
Implemented logging procedures to track access failures
Changed access to its servers so it is only accessible through an existing firewall and a virtual private network tunnel
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(45 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Mar 7, 2011
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Mar 7, 2011
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Mar 7, 2011 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Mar 7, 2011 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Apr 21, 2011
Raw hash: d1c154231132009291bfa7a40453a0a86d696147e8d14f47cbb11566d3729129

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Reporting entityKeith & Fisher, DDS, PA

Victim entityKeith & Fisher, DDS, PA

Incidentdiscovered Mar 7, 2011

Stated responseProvided breach notification to affected individuals

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing