ILLINOISHackingHealthcareHealthcareExtortion DemandPhishingRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Clay County Hospital

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 2, 2014

Filed

Dec 12, 2014

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

12,621

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

67%

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Clay County Hospital reported to HHS on 2014-12-12 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 12621 individuals. Breached information located on Other. The incident involved an anonymous email extortion threat regarding patient PHI, resulting in notification and identity theft protection offers.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered Nov 2, 2014 → Notified Dec 12, 201440d ✓ HHS report on time6 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 · 1036 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 40 days

Jan 1, 2012

Begins

Nov 2, 2014

Discovered

Dec 12, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2f061faed2ba28652014-12-15 · +3dVerified

Name: Clay County Hospital
norm: clay county hospital
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Clay County Hospital
norm: clay county hospital
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Nov 2, 2014
Breach occurred: Jan 1, 2012 – Feb 29, 2012
Undetected for: 1,036 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 12, 2014
Affected individuals: 12,621nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Other
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566 PhishingT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS
Provided breach notification to potentially affected individuals
Provided breach notification to the media
Offered identity theft protection to the notified individuals
Developed an encryption program
Developed a network auditing program
Re-trained staff on its newly implemented programs and its privacy and security policies
Changes made: Developed an encryption program
Developed a network auditing program
Re-trained staff on its newly implemented programs and its privacy and security policies
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(40 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on time · 40dHHS 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: Nov 2, 2014
→ Notified: Dec 12, 2014
40d 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Nov 2, 2014
→ Notified: Dec 12, 2014
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 2, 2014 → Notified: Dec 12, 2014	40d	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 2, 2014 → Notified: Dec 12, 2014	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRDec 12 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

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: Dec 12, 2014
Raw hash: 4b4eac67a0db0c595aa24f0ea64874f66830d385e966f68b9a8c81fe2c2e2145

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityClay County Hospital

Victim entityClay County Hospital

Incidentdiscovered Nov 2, 2014

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing