TENNESSEEHackingHealthcareHealthcareIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)HighResolved

Primary Care Specialists 930 Majestic Ave

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 27, 2017

Filed

Mar 9, 2017

To disclose

10 days

Affected

65,000

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Primary Care Specialists 930 Majestic Ave →

Primary Care Specialists, Inc. reported to HHS on 2017-03-09 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 65000 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. The entity determined there was a low probability of compromise to PHI after investigation, but provided notifications to patients, HHS, and media.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered Feb 27, 2017 → Notified Mar 9, 201710d ✓ HHS report on time10 days 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 · 10 days

Feb 27, 2017

Begins

Feb 27, 2017

Discovered

Mar 9, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed65,000 affectedView incident

Name: Primary Care Specialists 930 Majestic Ave
norm: primary care specialists 930 majestic ave
Domain: primarycarespecialists.co
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Primary Care Specialists 930 Majestic Ave
norm: primary care specialists 930 majestic ave
Domain: primarycarespecialists.co
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 27, 2017
Breach occurred: Feb 27, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 9, 2017
Affected individuals: 65,000nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: provided OCR with documentation of its investigation and conclusionprovided individual notification of the incident to ... HHS
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Forensic analysis
Assistance of a third party IT service partner
Reset all passwords
Implemented new password requirements
Reviewed and restructured domain administrator groups
Disabled all external remote desktop access
Retired the computer server from which the attacker gained access to the CE’s system
Deployed additional malware protections
Instituted quarterly security reviews
Revised its annual HIPAA training program
Provided individual notification of the incident to its current patients, HHS, the media, and on its website
Changes made: Implemented new password requirements
Reviewed and restructured domain administrator groups
Disabled all external remote desktop access
Deployed additional malware protections
Instituted quarterly security reviews
Revised its annual HIPAA training program
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 days(10 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on time · 10dHHS 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: Feb 27, 2017
→ Notified: Mar 9, 2017
10d 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 27, 2017
→ Notified: Mar 9, 2017
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 27, 2017 → Notified: Mar 9, 2017	10d	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 27, 2017 → Notified: Mar 9, 2017	—	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: Mar 9, 2017
Raw hash: 39ac6591969ed884c361d63f1438a821f576b78157ddeb1fcfe47011cd31da35

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Reporting entityPrimary Care Specialists 930 Majestic Ave

Victim entityPrimary Care Specialists 930 Majestic Ave

Incidentdiscovered Feb 27, 2017

Stated responseForensic analysis

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing