CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

University of California, Los Angeles Health

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 3, 2015

Filed

Sep 1, 2015

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1,242

Confidence

91%

Full breach record for University of California, Los Angeles Health →7 incidents on file

On July 3, 2015, a password-protected but unencrypted laptop owned by UCLA Health was stolen from an employee's locked vehicle. The device contained ePHI (names, medical record numbers, diagnoses, conditions, and treatment information) of approximately 1,242 individuals. The laptop was not recovered. UCLA Health notified affected individuals, media, and provided substitute notice; sanctioned and re-trained the employee; and implemented additional safeguards including laptop encryption. OCR obtained assurances corrective actions were implemented.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered Jul 3, 2015 → Notified Sep 1, 201560d ✓ HHS report on time9 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 · 9 weeks / 60 days

Jul 3, 2015

Begins

Jul 3, 2015

Discovered

Sep 1, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,242 affectedView incident

Name: University of California, Los Angeles Health
norm: university of california los angeles health
Domain: uclahealth.org
Industry: Healthcare Provider

Name: University of California, Los Angeles Health
norm: university of california los angeles health
Domain: uclahealth.org
Industry: Healthcare Provider
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jul 3, 2015
Breach occurred: Jul 3, 2015
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 1, 2015
Affected individuals: 1,242nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Laptop
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Insider
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach reportLocal law enforcement report

During the incident: Reported incident to local law enforcement
Provided timely breach notification to individuals and media
Provided substitute notice
Sanctioned and re-trained the employee
Changes made: Implemented additional technical and administrative safeguards
Ensured encryption of laptops
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on time · 60dHHS 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: Jul 3, 2015
→ Notified: Sep 1, 2015
60d 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 3, 2015
→ Notified: Sep 1, 2015
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 3, 2015 → Notified: Sep 1, 2015	60d	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 3, 2015 → Notified: Sep 1, 2015	—	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: Sep 1, 2015
Raw hash: a2f2779dc6908b00ed507db2b411ca7c13db90e2d9d267bf39cda3a8e46a68ad

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Reporting entityUniversity of California, Los Angeles Health

Victim entityUniversity of California, Los Angeles Health

Incidentdiscovered Jul 3, 2015

Stated responseReported incident to local law enforcement

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing