COLORADOMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Colorado Department of Human Services

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 1, 2017

Filed

Dec 27, 2017

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

639

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Colorado Department of Human Services →4 incidents on file

Colorado Department of Human Services reported to HHS on 2017-12-27 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 639 individuals. Breached information located on Desktop Computer. An employee accessed an imposter site that downloaded malware, allowing the operator to access PHI of 639 individuals.

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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 / 56 days

Nov 1, 2017

Begins

Nov 1, 2017

Discovered

Dec 27, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed639 affectedView incident

Name: Colorado Department of Human Services
norm: colorado department of human
Domain: coloradoaps.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Colorado Department of Human Services
norm: colorado department of human
Domain: coloradoaps.com
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Nov 1, 2017
Breach occurred: Nov 1, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 639nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Conducted a forensic investigation
Sanctioned the responsible employee
Augmented existing employee training with additional information regarding malware attacks and social engineering
Changes made: Augmented existing employee training with additional information regarding malware attacks and social engineering
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS 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: Nov 1, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Nov 1, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 1, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 1, 2017 → 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 27, 2017
Raw hash: 12c5821616b2571fa087b8474b049c4799e509236e2bee413f80ef1113062a82

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Reporting entityColorado Department of Human Services

Victim entityColorado Department of Human Services

Incidentdiscovered Nov 1, 2017

Stated responseConducted a forensic investigation

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing