CALIFORNIAHackingHealthcareHealthcareThe Dark OverlordCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumActive

Hand & Upper Extremity Centers

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 5, 2017

Filed

Sep 1, 2017

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

12,806

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Hand & Upper Extremity Centers →

Hand & Upper Extremity Centers dba Hand Rehabilitation Specialists reported to HHS on 2017-09-01 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 12806 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. The hacker group 'the Dark Overlord' breached the network on July 5, 2017. Investigation is ongoing; no evidence of data exfiltration found.

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HIPAA clock✓ 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 / 58 days

Jul 5, 2017

Begins

Jul 5, 2017

Discovered

Sep 1, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_63ce212c2d4586222017-09-01Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_bbe76375b55cb59e2017-08-30 · +2dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_c3f0f8c0feafa2882017-08-30 · +2dVerified

Name: Hand & Upper Extremity Centers
norm: hand upper extremity centers
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Hand & Upper Extremity Centers
norm: hand upper extremity centers
Also named: Hand & Upper Extremity Centersdba oflegal entity
Hand Rehabilitation Specialistsdba oftrade name
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jul 5, 2017
Breach occurred: Jul 5, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 12,806nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access· the Dark Overlord
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: The Dark OverlordExternal
Regulator citations: reported the notice to the Ventura County Sheriff's High Tech Task Forceprovided breach notification to HHS

During the incident: Reported the notice to the Ventura County Sheriff's High Tech Task Force
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Changed passwords
Updated access control logs
Updated its email policy and procedures
Added technical and administrative security improvements
Changes made: Updated its email policy and procedures
Added technical and administrative security improvements
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(58 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS 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: Jul 5, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 5, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 5, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 5, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

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New Hampshire State AGAug 30 · first

Massachusetts State AGAug 30 · first

California State AG+2d

HHS OCR+2d · this page

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: Sep 1, 2017
Raw hash: 8b90577d16c0c92b3a8a29b8d57c312122c79e0d03e2a975ea54a6e4b232a54b

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityHand & Upper Extremity Centers

Victim entityHand & Upper Extremity Centers

Incidentdiscovered Jul 5, 2017

Stated responseReported the notice to the Ventura County Sheriff's High Tech Task Force

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing