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MONTANAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Associated Dermatology & Skin Cancer Clinic of Helena, PC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 29, 2018

Filed

Jun 28, 2018

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

1,254

Confidence

97%
Full breach record for Associated Dermatology & Skin Cancer Clinic of Helena, PC →

Associated Dermatology & Skin Cancer Clinic of Helena, PC (MT) reported to HHS on 2018-06-28 a Theft affecting 1,254 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. On May 26, 2018, an employee's patient care journal — maintained contrary to CE policy — was stolen from her car. PHI included demographic and clinical information. The CE notified affected individuals, the media, and HHS, issued a written warning to the employee, and required HIPAA refresher training.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time4 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 · 3 days
discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

May 26, 2018

Begins

May 29, 2018

Discovered

Jun 28, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,254 affectedView incident

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.