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Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center

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Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center (NJ) reported to HHS OCR on 2017-11-28 a Hacking/IT Incident (ransomware) affecting 16,474 individuals. A ransomware virus encrypted electronic medical record files on a network server; the attacker demanded bitcoin payment to unlock files. The CE declined to pay and restored records from an offline backup. ePHI exposed included names, addresses, DOB, driver's license numbers, SSNs, email addresses, lab results, medications, diagnoses, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, media, and the NJ Cyber Unit, and subsequently adopted encryption and strengthened password controls. OCR obtained corrective action assurances.

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.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed16,474 affectedView incident

Source provenance

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 28, 2017
Raw hash: 63760239fbdff3ca3ef1777dbd35218cc6c02016e10f42a9bd57c4ae487743fd

Source filing

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Reporting entity

Name: Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center
norm: hackensack sleep and pulmonary center
Industry: Health Care Services

Victim entity

Name: Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center
norm: hackensack sleep and pulmonary center
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Incident

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 16,474
Data types: IDENTITY_BASICIDENTITY_GOVERNMENTHEALTH_BASICFINANCIAL_ACCOUNT
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported to HHS OCRNotified New Jersey Cyber UnitOCR obtained assurances of corrective actions

Compliance

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

Extraction provenance

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.