ILLINOISMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumContained

The Pediatric Group

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 21, 2015

Filed

Aug 21, 2015

To disclose

—

Affected

10,000

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for The Pediatric Group →

Pediatric Group LLC reported to HHS on 2015-08-21 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 10000 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. The incident involved Crypto Locker ransomware encrypting patient PDF files and demanding a $500 ransom. No notification to individuals was required due to a low-risk assessment.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · ≤1 day / 0 days

Aug 21, 2015

Begins

Aug 21, 2015

Discovered

Aug 21, 2015

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed10,000 affectedView incident

Name: The Pediatric Group
norm: the pediatric
Domain: pediatricgroup.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: The Pediatric Group
norm: the pediatric
Domain: pediatricgroup.com
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Aug 21, 2015
Breach occurred: Aug 21, 2015
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 10,000nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported the breach incident to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a division of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationsOCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Conducted a breach risk assessment
Reported the breach incident to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigations
Retained a computer forensic firm to assist with the analysis of the ransomware incident
Installed anti-malware products on all its computers
Trained staff on its policies and procedures regarding Cyber Security Awareness
Changes made: Installed anti-malware products on all its computers
Trained staff on its policies and procedures regarding Cyber Security Awareness
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 21, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 21, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 21, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 21, 2015 → 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: Aug 21, 2015
Raw hash: 0f3ea988df3d587ef377054de46fba6a4adeccc4c4571051991f614422bdd9e8

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Reporting entityThe Pediatric Group

Victim entityThe Pediatric Group

Incidentdiscovered Aug 21, 2015

Stated responseConducted a breach risk assessment

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing