FLORIDAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Tower Imaging, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 19, 2019

Filed

Apr 16, 2019

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

810

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Tower Imaging, LLC →

Tower Imaging, LLC (FL) reported to HHS on 2019-04-16 the theft of an unencrypted laptop from its medical facility, discovered on February 19, 2019. The laptop, which was not recovered, contained PHI for 810 patients including names, dates of birth, and medical record numbers. In response, the CE retrained staff, updated policies, reviewed facility security codes, performed a risk analysis, adopted a risk management plan, purchased an encrypted replacement laptop, and locked it to a rolling cart. OCR obtained assurances of corrective action implementation.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Feb 19, 2019

Begins

Feb 19, 2019

Discovered

Apr 16, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed810 affectedView incident

Name: Tower Imaging, LLC
norm: tower imaging
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Tower Imaging, LLC
norm: tower imaging
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 19, 2019
Breach occurred: Feb 19, 2019
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 810nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Laptop
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 the corrective actions listed above.

During the incident: Retrained staff members
Updated policies and procedures
Reviewed security codes for entering the facility
Performed a risk analysis
Adopted a risk management plan
Purchased a new laptop computer with an encrypted hard drive
Password protected the computer
Locked the computer to a large rolling cart
Changes made: Encryption of new laptop hard drive
Password protection of replacement device
Physical security improvement (laptop locked to rolling cart)
Staff retraining
Policy and procedure updates
Facility security code review
Risk analysis and risk management plan adopted
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 19, 2019
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 19, 2019
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 19, 2019 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 19, 2019 → 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: Apr 16, 2019
Raw hash: a334e1f252b4f4318affbaa76cd13afe3533180db92ae49bba82de9225fea1f8

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Reporting entityTower Imaging, LLC

Victim entityTower Imaging, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 19, 2019

Stated responseRetrained staff members

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing