VIRGINIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Sentara Healthcare

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 14, 2015

Filed

Oct 2, 2015

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1,040

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Sentara Healthcare →7 incidents on file

Sentara Healthcare (VA) reported to HHS OCR on 2015-10-02 a theft affecting 1,040 individuals. On or about August 14, 2015, two external computer hard drives were stolen from the covered entity's electrophysiology labs. The PHI included patients' names, dates of birth, unique identification numbers, and treatment information. Breached information was located on Other Portable Electronic Device. The CE improved physical access controls, eliminated the need for external hard drives, and notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR reviewed the risk assessment and confirmed corrective actions.

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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 / 49 days

Aug 14, 2015

Begins

Aug 14, 2015

Discovered

Oct 2, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,040 affectedView incident

Name: Sentara Healthcare
norm: sentara healthcare
Domain: sentara.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Sentara Healthcare
norm: sentara healthcare
Domain: sentara.com
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Aug 14, 2015
Breach occurred: Aug 14, 2015
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,040nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Portable 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 reviewed risk assessment and obtained assurances of corrective actions

During the incident: Improved physical access control and security to the area where the hard drives were located
Eliminated the need for external hard drives
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Changes made: Enhanced physical security controls in electrophysiology labs
Eliminated use of external hard drives for PHI storage
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 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: Aug 14, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 14, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 14, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 14, 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: Oct 2, 2015
Raw hash: 26f8e2f87c9f6eb09f3d0dfc1d9744af9b8b2f0b4ce504e7588e776e0c3bb820

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Reporting entitySentara Healthcare

Victim entitySentara Healthcare

Incidentdiscovered Aug 14, 2015

Stated responseImproved physical access control and security to the area where the hard drives were located

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing