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Northwestern Health Sciences University

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Northwestern Health Sciences University (NHSU) in MN reported to HHS OCR on 2019-05-21 a Hacking/IT Incident (email phishing attack) affecting 1,198 individuals. PHI exposed included names, Social Security numbers, drivers' license numbers, passport information, diagnostic/treatment information, medications prescribed, and health insurance information. Breached information located on Email. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and offered complimentary credit monitoring. Additional safeguards and staff retraining were implemented. OCR obtained corrective action assurances.

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.

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

bd_4ead8eeefe72a2c4Montana State AGfiled 2019-05-21Verified

Source provenance

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: May 21, 2019
Raw hash: ceb54d167da814b1726f2c93fd70d37af220c06bc90692cd3ea2c9e587daf593

Source filing

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Reporting entity

Name: Northwestern Health Sciences University
norm: northwestern health sciences university
Domain: nwhealth.edu
Industry: Health Care Services

Victim entity

Name: Northwestern Health Sciences University
norm: northwestern health sciences university
Domain: nwhealth.edu
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource defaultEducationllm

Incident

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,198
Data types: IDENTITY_BASICIDENTITY_GOVERNMENTHEALTH_BASICPII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566 PhishingT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR notifiedOCR obtained assurances that CE implemented corrective actions
Initial access: phishing_link

Compliance

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

Extraction provenance

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.