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MISSOURIMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)MediumResolved

Dr. Dennis T. Myers, D.D.S., P.A.

bd_25349475dafe7e54 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 26, 2016

Filed

Oct 24, 2016

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

3,364

Confidence

98%
Full breach record for Dr. Dennis T. Myers, D.D.S., P.A. →

Dr. Dennis T. Myers, D.D.S., P.A. (Missouri) reported to HHS OCR on 2016-10-24 a ransomware attack discovered on August 26, 2016, affecting 3,364 individuals' ePHI stored on a network server. OCR was subsequently notified that the sole practitioner/owner passed away on June 3, 2018 and the practice was closing; OCR decided not to further investigate. Business associate: not present.

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 / 59 days

Aug 26, 2016

Begins

Aug 26, 2016

Discovered

Oct 24, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,364 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.