GEORGIAHackingHealthcareHealthcarePhishingCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumContained

Tift Regional Medical Center

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 20, 2018

Filed

Dec 18, 2018

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

1,045

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Tift Regional Medical Center →

Tift Regional Medical Center reported to HHS on 2018-12-18 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 1045 individuals. Breached information located on Email. An unknown individual gained access to two employee email accounts on June 20, 2018, exposing PHI including names, DOB, and clinical data.

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HIPAA clock✗ HHS report late26 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 181 days

Jun 20, 2018

Discovered

Dec 18, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,045 affectedView incident

Name: Tift Regional Medical Center
norm: tift regional medical center
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Tift Regional Medical Center
norm: tift regional medical center
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jun 20, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,045nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Email
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Retrained staff on detecting malicious emails and how to safeguard passwords
Changes made: Added a new security feature on their removable devices that can detect and filter malicious links and attachments
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(181 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report lateHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 20, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report late
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 20, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 20, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report late
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 20, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	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: Dec 18, 2018
Raw hash: 9bdc481fd316390bb629d1a43d6452cf73bfcc6226712a79910861fa4cb0954e

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Reporting entityTift Regional Medical Center

Victim entityTift Regional Medical Center

Incidentdiscovered Jun 20, 2018

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media

ComplianceHHS report late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing