NEW JERSEYMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareCustomer Data InvolvedRansom DemandedData EncryptedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial accountHighResolved

Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 28, 2017

To disclose

—

Affected

16,474

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center →

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.

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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 — partial

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Breach window unknown

Nov 28, 2017

Filed

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No filing yet · watching

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

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

Name: Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center
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Industry: Health Care Services

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

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 16,474nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
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

During the incident: Did not pay ransom
Restored medical records from unaffected offline backup
Adopted encryption technologies
Strengthened password requirements
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and media
Changes made: Review and update risk analysis to identify and assess specific risks and vulnerabilities
Develop and implement a risk management plan to reduce identified risks to a reasonable and appropriate level
Perform technical and non-technical evaluation in response to environmental or operational changes affecting ePHI security
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 28, 2017
Raw hash: 63760239fbdff3ca3ef1777dbd35218cc6c02016e10f42a9bd57c4ae487743fd

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Reporting entityHackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center

Victim entityHackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseDid not pay ransom

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing