NORTH CAROLINAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Associated Urologists of North Carolina

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 11, 2013

Filed

Nov 8, 2013

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

7,300

Confidence

66%

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Associated Urologists of North Carolina reported to HHS on 2013-11-08 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 7300 individuals. Breached information located on Other. An employee uploaded patient audio files and lists via FTP to a public site, exposing PHI from Sept 2012 to Sept 2013. The entity removed files, notified HHS and individuals, offered credit monitoring, and retrained staff.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 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

undetected · 359 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 58 days

Sep 17, 2012

Begins

Sep 11, 2013

Discovered

Nov 8, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed7,300 affectedView incident

Name: Associated Urologists of North Carolina
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Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Associated Urologists of North Carolina
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Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Sep 11, 2013
Breach occurred: Sep 17, 2012 – Sep 11, 2013
Undetected for: 359 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 7,300nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Other
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: Internal

During the incident: Discontinued use of the FTP site
Removed all files from the unsecure website
Contacted Google to have all cached copies of the files removed
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Offered free credit monitoring and a toll free number to answer questions
Changes made: Reviewed its policies and retrained all staff on data privacy and information security policies
Partnered with a security contractor to develop and implement new policies and procedures to safeguard electronic PHI
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(58 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: Sep 11, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Sep 11, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 11, 2013 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 11, 2013 → 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: Nov 8, 2013
Raw hash: bcdd53c29e7276125b99d80fcfb004b200ca5b687a347dc09de9b0b08a71d3f7

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Reporting entityAssociated Urologists of North Carolina

Victim entityAssociated Urologists of North Carolina

Incidentdiscovered Sep 11, 2013

Stated responseDiscontinued use of the FTP site

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing