COLORADOMalwareHealthcareHealthcareInfostealerCapture App DataCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighResolved

Valley View Hospital Association

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 25, 2014

Filed

Mar 14, 2014

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

5,415

Confidence

96%

Full breach record for Valley View Hospital Association →3 incidents on file

On January 25, 2014, Valley View Hospital Association (Glenwood Springs, CO) discovered malware had infected 172 computer workstations. On 90 of those workstations, the malware captured screen shots of ePHI belonging to 5,415 individuals and stored them as encrypted hidden files. Exposed data included names, SSNs, demographic information, and credit card data. The CE deployed anti-virus software, notified HHS, affected individuals, and media. OCR's investigation led to revised ePHI safeguarding procedures and an updated risk analysis and management plan. Breached information located on Desktop Computer and Laptop.

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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 / 48 days

Jan 25, 2014

Discovered

Mar 14, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed5,415 affectedView incident

Name: Valley View Hospital Association
norm: valley view hospital
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Valley View Hospital Association
norm: valley view hospital
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jan 25, 2014
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 5,415nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computerLaptop
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1113 Screen CaptureT1027 Obfuscated Files or InformationT1005 Data from Local System
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: OCR investigated and obtained assurance to update risk analysis and risk management planOCR provided technical assistance on Security Rule risk analysis and risk management requirementsCE revised procedures for safeguarding ePHI and protecting against malicious software

During the incident: Deployed anti-virus software and cleaned malware from systems
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Revised procedures for safeguarding ePHI
Changes made: Updated risk analysis and risk management plan
Anti-malware/anti-virus deployment across workstations
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(48 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: Jan 25, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jan 25, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jan 25, 2014 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jan 25, 2014 → 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: Mar 14, 2014
Raw hash: fc4b63bc0e70ecb6634102dfbcdd7c91679a91eea700edfa0a09c11012f889ea

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Reporting entityValley View Hospital Association

Victim entityValley View Hospital Association

Incidentdiscovered Jan 25, 2014

Stated responseDeployed anti-virus software and cleaned malware from systems

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing