ALABAMAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

Rape & Brooks Orthodontics, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 4, 2011

Filed

Mar 28, 2011

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

20,744

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Rape & Brooks Orthodontics, P.C. →

On February 4, 2011, Rape & Brooks Orthodontics, P.C. (AL) experienced a physical break-in during which a computer server, three desktop computers, and an external hard drive were stolen, affecting the demographic, clinical, and financial information of approximately 20,744 individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Remediation included upgraded physical security, locked server storage, password protection, and encryption of external drives. OCR reviewed the CE's HIPAA policies and procedures.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time7 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 · 7 weeks / 52 days

Feb 4, 2011

Begins

Feb 4, 2011

Discovered

Mar 28, 2011

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed20,744 affectedView incident

Name: Rape & Brooks Orthodontics, P.C.
norm: rape brooks orthodontics
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Rape & Brooks Orthodontics, P.C.
norm: rape brooks orthodontics
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 4, 2011
Breach occurred: Feb 4, 2011
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 20,744nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Desktop computerNetwork serverOtherPortable electronic device
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR obtained and reviewed the CE's relevant HIPAA policies and procedures.

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
Upgraded alarm system.
Changed and installed additional locks.
Stored server in a locked data closet.
Implemented double-layered password protection on computers.
Encrypted data on external hard drives.
Changes made: Upgraded physical security including alarm system and locks.
Server relocated to locked data closet.
Double-layered password protection implemented on computers.
Encryption applied to external hard drives.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(52 days from discovery to filing)
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: Feb 4, 2011
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 4, 2011
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 4, 2011 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 4, 2011 → 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: Mar 28, 2011
Raw hash: 93bb5177deffab6519936a07b941fb5b6c58b479611250eb4813aec90eb45a65

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Reporting entityRape & Brooks Orthodontics, P.C.

Victim entityRape & Brooks Orthodontics, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 4, 2011

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