NORTH CAROLINAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)MediumResolved

The Dermatology Center of Raleigh PA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 21, 2017

Filed

Jul 5, 2017

To disclose

14 days

Affected

3,000

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for The Dermatology Center of Raleigh PA →

The Dermatology Center of Raleigh PA reported to HHS on 2017-07-05 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 3,000 individuals. On June 21, 2017, an employee sent a patient list containing names, account numbers, and telephone numbers to a Sona Dermatology & Med Spa employee via unsecure/unencrypted email. Breached information located on Email. Remediation included encryption solutions and access policy improvements.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time14 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 · 14 days

Jun 21, 2017

Discovered

Jul 5, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,000 affectedView incident

Name: The Dermatology Center of Raleigh PA
norm: the dermatology center of raleigh
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: The Dermatology Center of Raleigh PA
norm: the dermatology center of raleigh
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jun 21, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,000nationwide
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Email
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR provided technical assistance regarding the definition of a breach, the low probability of compromise factors, and the Breach Notification RuleOCR obtained assurances that the CE met its notification requirements and implemented the corrective actions listed above

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals and the media
The CE and Sona formally entered into a management services agreement
Changes made: Sona improved safeguards by implementing encryption solutions
Strengthened its access policy and procedures to enable only authorized users to access the minimum necessary information needed to perform job functions
The CE invested in equipment, applications and software to detect human errors and malware, duplication of data, and to prevent improper data integration
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 days(14 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: Jun 21, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 21, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 21, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 21, 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: Jul 5, 2017
Raw hash: ea2049791ebe41e88fe4eb1b1d315a4415f38987319699f8a28054772825dadc

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Reporting entityThe Dermatology Center of Raleigh PA

Victim entityThe Dermatology Center of Raleigh PA

Incidentdiscovered Jun 21, 2017

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals and the media

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing