OHIOMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)MediumResolved

Clinton County Board of Developmental Disabilities

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 16, 2017

Filed

May 5, 2017

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1,243

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Clinton County Board of Developmental Disabilities →

Clinton County Board of Developmental Disabilities reported to HHS on 2017-05-05 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 1243 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. The entity discovered on March 16, 2017, that a person accessed its computer server and deployed ransomware, preventing employee access to patient clinical information, diagnoses, and treatment data. The entity notified HHS, affected individuals, media, and local authorities. Remediation included decommissioning the server, migrating to cloud, upgrading anti-virus, updating password policies, and workforce training.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time7 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 · 7 weeks / 50 days

Mar 16, 2017

Discovered

May 5, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,243 affectedView incident

Name: Clinton County Board of Developmental Disabilities
norm: clinton county board of developmental disabilities
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Clinton County Board of Developmental Disabilities
norm: clinton county board of developmental disabilities
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Mar 16, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,243nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Provided notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Reported the matter to the Clinton County Ohio Prosecutor’s office and the Clinton County Administrator
Changes made: Decommissioned the affected server
Migrated to a cloud solution
Upgraded its anti-virus software to a managed solution monitored by help desk staff
Updated its policy and procedure regarding passwords
Implemented its software restrictions policy
Trained its workforce on its policies and procedures regarding HIPAA and safeguards for PHI
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(50 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 16, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Mar 16, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Mar 16, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Mar 16, 2017 → 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: May 5, 2017
Raw hash: f5a59e340ce385e3d2617d248c0550d7841f5266ad6d8ca0aa82810306785089

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Reporting entityClinton County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Victim entityClinton County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Incidentdiscovered Mar 16, 2017

Stated responseProvided notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing