CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Michele Del Vicario, MD

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 27, 2009

Filed

Nov 20, 2009

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

6,145

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Michele Del Vicario, MD →

Michele Del Vicario, MD reported to HHS on 2009-11-20 a Theft affecting 6145 individuals. Breached information located on Desktop Computer. A shared computer used for backup was stolen from the reception desk. ePHI included names, DOBs, and clinical info. No SSNs or financial data were involved.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered Sep 27, 2009 → Notified Nov 20, 200954d ✓ 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 / 54 days

Sep 27, 2009

Begins

Sep 27, 2009

Discovered

Nov 20, 2009

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6,145 affectedView incident

Name: Michele Del Vicario, MD
norm: michele del vicario md
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Michele Del Vicario, MD
norm: michele del vicario md
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Sep 27, 2009
Breach occurred: Sep 27, 2009
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 20, 2009
Affected individuals: 6,145nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (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: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported to HHS OCR

During the incident: Notified all 6,145 affected individuals and the appropriate media
Changes made: Added technical safeguards of encryption for all ePHI stored on the USB flash drive or the CD used on the replacement computer
Ensured all passwords are strong
Ensured all computers are password protected
Added physical safeguards by keeping new portable devices locked when not in use in a secure combination safe in doctor's private office or in a secure filing cabinet
Added administrative safeguards by requiring annual refresher retraining of CE staff for Privacy and Security Rules
Required immediate retraining of cleaning staff in both Rules
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on time · 54dHHS 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: Sep 27, 2009
→ Notified: Nov 20, 2009
54d 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Sep 27, 2009
→ Notified: Nov 20, 2009
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 27, 2009 → Notified: Nov 20, 2009	54d	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 27, 2009 → Notified: Nov 20, 2009	—	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: 1f0910ebb9f76ccf825159fdf6c3deb7d9966b0bff10c09acfd7b1d7e90985ed

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Reporting entityMichele Del Vicario, MD

Victim entityMichele Del Vicario, MD

Incidentdiscovered Sep 27, 2009

Stated responseNotified all 6,145 affected individuals and the appropriate media

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing