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OREGONPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Paul C. Gering, Jr., M.D.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 2, 2017

Filed

Jun 29, 2017

To disclose

27 days

Affected

2,000

Confidence

97%
Full breach record for Paul C. Gering, Jr., M.D. →

Paul C. Gering, Jr., M.D. reported to HHS on 2017-06-29 a Theft affecting approximately 2,000 individuals. On June 2, 2017, burglars broke into the office and stole a desktop computer server. PHI exposed included patients' addresses, dates of birth, driver's licenses, names, Social Security numbers, clinical diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified law enforcement, HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Physical safeguards were improved by relocating the server to the basement and installing security cameras. OCR obtained assurances of corrective actions.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time27 days 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 · 27 days

Jun 2, 2017

Begins

Jun 2, 2017

Discovered

Jun 29, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,000 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.