DisclosureLens
TEXASMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareCustomer Data InvolvedData EncryptedRansom DemandedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MinorHighResolved

PediHealth, PLLC

bd_209866ccee16ff00 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 20, 2019

To disclose

—

Affected

12,689

Confidence

98%
Full breach record for PediHealth, PLLC →2 incidents on file

PediHealth, PLLC, dba Children's Choice Pediatrics (TX) reported to HHS on 2019-12-20 a ransomware attack affecting 12,689 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information, located on a network server. The covered entity notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards were implemented in response.

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

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Dec 20, 2019

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed12,689 affectedView incident

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.