DisclosureLens
ARIZONAMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Desert Care Family and Sports Medicine

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 1, 2016

Filed

Dec 20, 2016

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

500

Confidence

96%
Full breach record for Desert Care Family and Sports Medicine →

In early August 2016, ransomware infected Desert Care Family and Sports Medicine's (DCFSM) network server in Arizona, encrypting all data including patient records. DCFSM engaged its IT provider and Data Doctors but could not break one of two encryption variants and was unable to recover patient data. Authorities (Casa Grande PD, FBI) were notified. DCFSM reported the breach as affecting over 500 individuals. Substitute and media notification was provided. In response, DCFSM added off-site backup, retrained staff, and obtained a new server. DCFSM closed December 20, 2016; submitted to HHS OCR on that date. Location: Network Server.

HIPAA clock✗ HHS report late20 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 · 20 weeks / 141 days

Aug 1, 2016

Begins

Aug 1, 2016

Discovered

Dec 20, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed500 affectedView incident

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.