TEXASAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 3, 2018

Filed

May 31, 2018

To disclose

28 days

Affected

1,266

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center →5 incidents on file

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported to HHS on 2018-05-31 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 1266 individuals. Breached information located on Email. A workforce member erroneously sent a research recruitment email to 1,266 individuals, exposing PHI.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time28 days 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 · 28 days

May 3, 2018

Discovered

May 31, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,266 affectedView incident

Name: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
norm: the university of texas md anderson cancer center
Domain: mdanderson.org
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
norm: the university of texas md anderson cancer center
Domain: mdanderson.org
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 3, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,266nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Email
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above

During the incident: Implemented a new technical safeguard
Re-educated workforce members concerning policies, procedures, and tips to prevent impermissible disclosures of PHI involving email
Sanctioned the involved workforce member
Changes made: Implemented a new technical safeguard
Re-educated workforce members concerning policies, procedures, and tips to prevent impermissible disclosures of PHI involving email
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 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: May 3, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: May 3, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 3, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: May 3, 2018 → 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: May 31, 2018
Raw hash: 8e56741ba3955f8fec21c63a96caa24b9953e703c4358c6928c8d68ce1b1e0cf

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Reporting entityThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Victim entityThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Incidentdiscovered May 3, 2018

Stated responseImplemented a new technical safeguard

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing