FLORIDAHackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Consultants Choice, P.A.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 6, 2017

Filed

Sep 1, 2017

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1,458

Confidence

67%

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Consultants Choice, P.A. reported to HHS on 2017-09-01 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 1458 individuals. Breached information located on Desktop Computer. An unauthorized individual accessed ePHI using written login credentials stored near the computer.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 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

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 57 days

Jul 6, 2017

Discovered

Sep 1, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,458 affectedView incident

Name: Consultants Choice, P.A.
norm: consultants choice
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Consultants Choice, P.A.
norm: consultants choice
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jul 6, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,458nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: provided breach notification to HHSOCR provided technical assistance to the CE and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Hired a forensic firm
Obtained new computer equipment
Created new security management policies and procedures
Removed all electronic PHI from its computer
Implemented additional technical safeguards
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice in a local newspaper
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards
Created new security management policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(57 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: Jul 6, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 6, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 6, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 6, 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: Sep 1, 2017
Raw hash: 0305f6225bae69edb4860581effd97a2ea9ae4c9a7b9bf3de751e3a341a6ba33

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Reporting entityConsultants Choice, P.A.

Victim entityConsultants Choice, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 6, 2017

Stated responseHired a forensic firm

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing