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Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, P.A.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 17, 2017

Filed

Aug 29, 2017

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

19,203

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, P.A. →3 incidents on file

Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, PA (Delaware) reported to HHS on 2017-08-29 a ransomware attack that occurred on June 17, 2017, affecting 19,203 individuals' ePHI stored on desktop computers and a network server. Affected files included demographic and clinical information. The CE recovered all ePHI from a same-day backup. Remediation included third-party forensic review, email phishing testing, employee security training, web filtering, and two-factor authentication. No improper use or exfiltration of ePHI was identified. OCR confirmed corrective actions were implemented.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified10 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ 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 · 10 weeks / 73 days

Jun 17, 2017

Begins

Jun 17, 2017

Discovered

Aug 29, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed19,203 affectedView incident

Name: Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, P.A.
norm: medical oncology hematology consultants
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, P.A.
norm: medical oncology hematology consultants
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jun 17, 2017
Breach occurred: Jun 17, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 19,203nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computerNetwork server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach notification submitted 2017-08-29OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented

During the incident: Engaged third-party forensic experts to investigate and recover data
Recovered all affected ePHI from daily backup taken on day of attack
Conducted email phishing test
Provided security training to employees
Installed umbrella web filtering system
Implemented two-factor login authentication
Notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Changes made: Full ePHI recovery from daily backup
Two-factor authentication implemented
Web filtering system deployed
Employee security awareness training conducted
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(73 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS 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: Jun 17, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 17, 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: Aug 29, 2017
Raw hash: 9189984d643cd166b49dc0146d5b09403eda74cf9a2113b2caf664407b4d772b

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Reporting entityMedical Oncology Hematology Consultants, P.A.

Victim entityMedical Oncology Hematology Consultants, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 17, 2017

Stated responseEngaged third-party forensic experts to investigate and recover data

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing