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Athens Orthopedic Clinic, P.A.

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Jun 26, 2016

Filed

Jul 29, 2016

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

201,000

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Athens Orthopedic Clinic, P.A. →2 incidents on file

Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA reported to HHS OCR on 2016-07-29 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 201,000 individuals; breached information was located on Electronic Medical Records. A hacker used a vendor's credentials on June 14, 2016 to access the EMR system and exfiltrate PHI—including names, DOBs, SSNs, medical procedures, test results, and health insurance information—continuing until July 16, 2016. The hacker demanded money for return of the stolen data. Athens Orthopedic agreed to a $1.5M HHS OCR settlement and a two-year corrective action plan.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time5 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 12 days

discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 33 days

Jun 14, 2016

Begins

Jun 26, 2016

Discovered

Jul 29, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_4054f033ffdc82e42016-08-31 · +33dVerified by operator
HHS OCR enforcementbd_8524cfbd4c06caf92020-09-21 · +1515dVerified by operator

Name: Athens Orthopedic Clinic, P.A.
norm: athens orthopedic clinic
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Athens Orthopedic Clinic, P.A.
norm: athens orthopedic clinic
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jun 26, 2016
Breach occurred: Jun 14, 2016 – Jul 16, 2016
Undetected for: 12 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 201,000nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Electronic medical record
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR investigation; $1,500,000 settlement and corrective action plan with two years of monitoring
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Breach report filed with OCR on 2016-07-29
Agreed to corrective action plan with two years of monitoring
Paid $1,500,000 settlement to HHS OCR
Changes made: Risk analysis required
Risk management and audit controls implementation
HIPAA policies and procedures maintenance
Business associate agreements with all applicable vendors
HIPAA Privacy Rule training for workforce members
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(33 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 26, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 26, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 26, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 26, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRJul 29 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+33d

HHS OCR enforcement+1515d

Pattern: first filing Jul 29 (GA), last Sep 21 — a 1515-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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: Jul 29, 2016
Raw hash: 7928efe788cbcaadee384bf58465b16bd9b97e66883651e7f887dfcbb2525c87

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAthens Orthopedic Clinic, P.A.

Victim entityAthens Orthopedic Clinic, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 26, 2016

Stated responseBreach report filed with OCR on 2016-07-29

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing