TENNESSEEPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

State of TN, Bureau of TennCare

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Feb 19, 2010

To disclose

—

Affected

3,900

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for State of TN, Bureau of TennCare →

State of TN, Bureau of TennCare reported to HHS on 2010-02-19 a Theft affecting 3900 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. The entity mailed wrong information based on a corrupted data file, exposing PHI including names, DOBs, SSNs, and diagnoses. Corrective actions included fixing the file, mailing corrections, offering credit monitoring, and implementing new safeguards.

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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

Feb 19, 2010

Filed

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Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,900 affectedView incident

Name: State of TN, Bureau of TennCare
norm: state of tn bureau of tenncare
Industry: Insurance — Health

Name: State of TN, Bureau of TennCare
norm: state of tn bureau of tenncare
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,900nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Health plan
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Provided breach notification to HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action

During the incident: Fixed the corrupted file
Mailed corrected letters
Provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals
Provided substitute notification by posting on its website
Offered affected individuals one year of free credit monitoring and comprehensive credit services
Worked with the state agency to implement a new procedure to improve safeguards for PHI
Changes made: Implemented a new procedure to improve safeguards for 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.

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: Feb 19, 2010
Raw hash: e009cad0e7a6fc715a4f09fc6e8c53d79a313b3f502d512b45dc5da3e19e5702

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Reporting entityState of TN, Bureau of TennCare

Victim entityState of TN, Bureau of TennCare

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseFixed the corrupted file

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing