UTAHPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)BiometricMediumResolved

The University of Utah

bd_0fafede27fdfceba · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jun 2, 2018

To disclose

—

Affected

607

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for The University of Utah →9 incidents on file

University of Utah Health (Moran Eye Center) reported to HHS on 2018-06-02 a Theft affecting 607 individuals. A laptop computer and an external hard drive were stolen on or about April 3, 2018. The stolen devices contained retinal scans, names, dates of birth, and medical record numbers. The CE identified the thief, reported to police, upgraded physical security, developed a facility security plan, and inventoried PHI-bearing devices. OCR obtained corrective action assurances.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Incident timeline

Apr 3, 2018

Begins

Jun 2, 2018

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed607 affectedView incident

Name: The University of Utah
norm: the university of utah
Domain: utah.edu
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: The University of Utah
norm: the university of utah
Domain: utah.edu
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Apr 3, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 607nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Biometric
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: LaptopPortable electronic device
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented corrective actions

During the incident: Identified the thief and reported to police
Upgraded physical security at the Moran Eye Center
Developed a facility security plan
Created a team to inventory devices in clinical and administrative areas to ensure all PHI-containing devices are included in security processes
Changes made: Physical security upgrades at Moran Eye Center
Device inventory program covering clinical and administrative areas
Facility security plan developed
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: not extracted → 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: Jun 2, 2018
Raw hash: 14817023ab5dda9cf78a28e5fa2d287dbf63d149c40dee27286385a276bdfde7

AI-assisted summary above. The structured extract on this page was generated from the document below. Inspect the source to verify or correct any field.

text/html1.9 KB

Download View at source

Reporting entityThe University of Utah

Victim entityThe University of Utah

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseIdentified the thief and reported to police

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing