VAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHEALTH_BASICIDENTITY_BASICMediumResolved

Sentara Healthcare

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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.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified7 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.

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

Source provenance

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

Source filing

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Reporting entity

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

Victim entity

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

Incident

Discovered: Aug 14, 2015
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,040
Data types: HEALTH_BASICIDENTITY_BASIC
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

Compliance

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 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: Aug 14, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 14, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Extraction provenance

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.