NORTH CAROLINAHackingHealthcareHealthcareBrute ForceCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Service

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 14, 2018

Filed

Feb 28, 2019

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

20,420

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

97%

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Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Services (NC) reported to HHS on 2019-02-28 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 20,420 individuals. On December 14, 2018, the CE discovered data was missing from its administrative network server. A forensic investigation determined the breach was caused by a brute force attack by a hacker located in Eastern Europe. PHI including names, billing records, medical information, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth was exposed. The CE restored data from backup and implemented multiple corrective actions.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered Dec 14, 2018 → Notified Feb 21, 2019✓ HHS notified11 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 · 11 weeks / 76 days

Dec 14, 2018

Discovered

Feb 28, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_41b3b04ef2c5145a2019-03-01 · +1dVerified

Name: Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Service
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Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Service
norm: pasquotank camden emergency medical service
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Dec 14, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 21, 2019
Affected individuals: 20,420nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1110 Brute ForceT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: OCR provided technical assistance regarding how to determine the start date of a breach and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Restored deleted data using a recent backup of the server
Sent timely media notification on December 21, 2018
Individual notification sent February 21, 2019
Substitute notification sent February 25, 2019
Offered affected individuals identity monitoring and restoration insurance for one year
Implemented physical safeguards for administrative office
Updated software
Migrated historical data to external hard drives
Initiated process to identify a new EHR software vendor
Improved safeguards for system user accounts
Changes made: Physical safeguards implemented for administrative office
Software updated
Historical data migrated to external hard drives
New EHR software vendor identification process initiated
System user account safeguards improved
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(76 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS 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: Dec 14, 2018
→ Notified: Feb 21, 2019
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Dec 14, 2018 → Notified: Feb 21, 2019	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRFeb 28 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+1d

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: Feb 28, 2019
Raw hash: c3534e981edaaf91743714c04981bab47ff7311e446d708877bbeca13c9ad258

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Service

Victim entityPasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Service

Incidentdiscovered Dec 14, 2018

Stated responseRestored deleted data using a recent backup of the server

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing