CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Joseph F. Lopez, MD

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 20, 2009

To disclose

—

Affected

952

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Joseph F. Lopez, MD →

Joseph F. Lopez, MD (CA Healthcare Provider) reported to HHS OCR on 2009-11-20 a Theft affecting 952 individuals. A shared desktop computer used for backup was stolen on 09/27/2009, containing ePHI of 952 patients. The covered entity notified all affected individuals and media, and implemented encryption, physical security (locked safe/filing cabinet), and annual HIPAA retraining as remediation. No business associate was involved.

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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

Sep 27, 2009

Begins

Nov 20, 2009

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed952 affectedView incident

Name: Joseph F. Lopez, MD
norm: joseph f lopez md
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Joseph F. Lopez, MD
norm: joseph f lopez md
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Sep 27, 2009
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 952nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR HIPAA Breach Notification

During the incident: Notified all 952 affected individuals
Notified appropriate media
Added encryption for all ePHI stored on USB flash drive or CD used on replacement computer
Added physical safeguards: new portable devices locked in secure combination safe or secure filing cabinet when not in use
Added administrative safeguards: required annual refresher retraining of staff for HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
Changes made: Technical safeguard: encryption applied to ePHI on USB flash drives and CDs on replacement computer
Physical safeguard: secure storage (combination safe / locked filing cabinet) for portable devices
Administrative safeguard: annual HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules staff retraining
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: Nov 20, 2009
Raw hash: 019c4ab04ef9d155c61d9d048b7f016baf2d6c12c767080cba5b7b07e72e069d

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Reporting entityJoseph F. Lopez, MD

Victim entityJoseph F. Lopez, MD

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseNotified all 952 affected individuals

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing