GEORGIAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountLowResolved

CDC/NIOSH World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP)

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 5, 2015

Filed

Apr 2, 2015

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

958

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for CDC/NIOSH World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) →2 incidents on file

CDC/NIOSH World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) reported to HHS on 2015-04-02 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 958 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. A remittance advice report was ripped open at a U.S. postal office, improperly disclosing PHI including names, member numbers, and services rendered.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 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

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Feb 5, 2015

Discovered

Apr 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.Confirmed958 affectedView incident

Name: CDC/NIOSH World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP)
norm: cdc niosh world trade center health program wtchp
Industry: Insurance — Health

Name: CDC/NIOSH World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP)
norm: cdc niosh world trade center health program wtchp
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 5, 2015
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 958nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Paper / films
Covered-entity type: Health plan
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1530 Data from Cloud Storage

During the incident: The CE provided breach notification to HHS and affected individuals
The CE revised its HIPAA training program
Changes made: National Government Services, the BA that sent the mailing on behalf of the CE, revised its mailing processes and procedures by using only non-tear envelopes or boxes for future mailings
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 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: Feb 5, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 5, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 5, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 5, 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: Apr 2, 2015
Raw hash: 58ac8759512a43b81cf5a6ff56c64ecd70994fcbaf7a2779969eafca3e0885e3

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Reporting entityCDC/NIOSH World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP)

Victim entityCDC/NIOSH World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP)

Incidentdiscovered Feb 5, 2015

Stated responseThe CE provided breach notification to HHS and affected individuals

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing