RHODE ISLANDHackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

University Gastroenterology, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Sep 8, 2016

To disclose

—

Affected

15,478

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

69%

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University Gastroenterology, Inc. reported to HHS on 2016-09-08 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 15,478 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. An unauthorized person gained access to the electronic file storage system, exposing PHI including names, addresses, DOB, SSNs, and billing info. The system was dismantled.

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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

Sep 8, 2016

Filed

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

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_1f942f7275cec9bc2016-09-08Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_66e4fd275fd9ad782016-09-08Verified

Name: University Gastroenterology, Inc.
norm: university gastroenterology
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: University Gastroenterology, Inc.
norm: university gastroenterology
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 15,478nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
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: Notified HHS OCRProvided assurances of breach notification to affected individuals and the media

During the incident: Completely dismantled the accessed system
Changes made: Reviewed and strengthened policies and procedures for safeguarding PHI
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.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Massachusetts State AGSep 8 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 8 · first

HHS OCRSep 8 · first · 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 8, 2016
Raw hash: 888f2d4ad4e54eefdbcc2fafee833973aa490580230ec59222a985962ba63351

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUniversity Gastroenterology, Inc.

Victim entityUniversity Gastroenterology, Inc.

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseCompletely dismantled the accessed system

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing