MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowContained

Golden Optometric

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 6, 2017

Filed

Dec 19, 2017

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for Golden Optometric →

Sheldon M. Golden O.D., Optometric Corporation experienced a ransomware attack on November 6, 2017. The CrySiS ransomware variant encrypted files on a local network server, including patient names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and medical record numbers. The incident was discovered within hours. No electronic health records or financial data were affected. The company engaged IT specialists, removed affected files, and migrated patient-identifiable information to secure, encrypted servers.

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California clockDiscovered Nov 6, 2017 → Notified Dec 1, 201725d ✓ CA 60-day OK6 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 43 days

Nov 6, 2017

Begins

Nov 6, 2017

Discovered

Dec 19, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

6 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

California State AGbd_1ae119561a7a92742017-12-19Verified
HHS OCRbd_dfbf9061784f655a2017-12-19Verified

Name: Golden Optometric
norm: golden optometric
Domain: goldenoptometric.com

Name: Golden Optometric
norm: golden optometric
Domain: goldenoptometric.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Nov 6, 2017
Breach occurred: Nov 6, 2017 – Nov 6, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 1, 2017
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Promptly engaged IT specialists to evaluate the situation
Removed all affected files from our local drive
Recovered complete and accurate copies of all affected files through our data back-up systems
Changes made: Now maintain all of our patient-identifiable information on secure, encrypted servers
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(43 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 25d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Nov 6, 2017
→ Notified: Dec 1, 2017
25d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Nov 6, 2017 → Notified: Dec 1, 2017	25d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings

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California State AGDec 19 · first

HHS OCRDec 19 · first

California State AGDec 19 · 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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-131259
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 19, 2017
Raw hash: 8a5cd33da1c4134048a6b034f85a515fa0937ec69b8d768635f3dc5361960175

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGolden Optometric

Victim entityGolden Optometric

Incidentdiscovered Nov 6, 2017

Stated responsePromptly engaged IT specialists to evaluate the situation

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov