PhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftDelayed DiscoveryCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPHIIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)MediumResolved

Kathleen Whisman MD

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 11, 2013

Filed

Nov 20, 2013

To disclose

32 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Kathleen Whisman MD →

Kathleen E. Whisman MD notified patients of a breach involving a stolen computer from 1999 containing PHI (SSN, DOB, insurance info) for 1998-1999 patients. The theft was discovered in April 2013 during a police investigation into an identity theft ring. Notification was delayed to assist the investigation. Credit monitoring was offered.

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California clockDiscovered Apr 11, 2013 → Notified Aug 5, 2013116d ✗ CA 60-day late32 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 5214 days

discovery → filing · 32 weeks / 223 days

Jan 1, 1999

Begins

Apr 11, 2013

Discovered

Nov 20, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

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

Name: Kathleen Whisman MD
norm: kathleen whisman md
Domain: whismanmd.com

Name: Kathleen Whisman MD
norm: kathleen whisman md
Domain: whismanmd.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Apr 11, 2013
Breach occurred: Jan 1, 1999 – Dec 31, 1999
Undetected for: 5,214 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 5, 2013
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified by San Ramon Police Department regarding identity theft ring investigation

During the incident: Cooperated with San Ramon Police Department investigation
Delayed notification to allow police investigation to be completed
Offered one year of free credit monitoring through Experian ProtectMyID Elite or Experian Family Secure
Changes made: Assured that office procedures and protections currently in place make it extremely unlikely there will be any future, similar circumstances
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 32 weeks(223 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 116d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Apr 11, 2013
→ Notified: Aug 5, 2013
116d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Apr 11, 2013 → Notified: Aug 5, 2013	116d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-43325
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 20, 2013
Raw hash: 48620716d2af078932339c4aeeb2bf20c2b24e974d2ade12c52e0cf362fee7a1

Reporting entityKathleen Whisman MD

Victim entityKathleen Whisman MD

Incidentdiscovered Apr 11, 2013

Stated responseCooperated with San Ramon Police Department investigation

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov