KENTUCKYPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

University of Kentucky - UK HealthCare

bd_6c2a19cd32826bfc · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 1, 2012

Filed

Jun 19, 2012

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

4,490

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for University of Kentucky - UK HealthCare →4 incidents on file

On May 1, 2012, an unencrypted laptop belonging to a University of Kentucky HealthCare employee was stolen after a workforce member's son borrowed it without permission, knowing the computer's password. The PHI of approximately 4,488 individuals was exposed, including medical record numbers, dates of visits, and chief complaints. The covered entity notified HHS, the media, and affected individuals, revised its HIPAA and mobile device policies, implemented risk-based security measures, and provided employee training. The responsible workforce member ultimately resigned. OCR obtained assurances that all corrective actions were completed. Location of breached info: Laptop.

J jump to incidentP pin to compareR raw source

HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time7 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 · 7 weeks / 49 days

May 1, 2012

Begins

May 1, 2012

Discovered

Jun 19, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4,490 affectedView incident

Name: University of Kentucky - UK HealthCare
norm: university of kentucky uk healthcare
Domain: ukhealthcare.uky.edu
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: University of Kentucky - UK HealthCare
norm: university of kentucky uk healthcare
Domain: ukhealthcare.uky.edu
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 1, 2012
Breach occurred: May 1, 2012
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 4,490nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Laptop
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: HHS OCR — breach notification submitted; OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were completed
Initial access: insider_action

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS, media, and affected individuals
Toll-free number established for affected individuals' questions
Substitute notice posted on website
Responsible workforce member suspended pending investigation and ultimately resigned
HIPAA policies and procedures created and revised, including mobile device policy
Additional security measures implemented to address high and moderate risks identified in risk analysis
Employee training and security reminders provided
OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were completed
Changes made: Revised HIPAA mobile device policy
Risk analysis conducted with high/moderate risk remediation
Employee security training implemented
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(49 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS 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: May 1, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: May 1, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 1, 2012 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: May 1, 2012 → 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: Jun 19, 2012
Raw hash: ceda9f973a6c35497596bd655c45b210602e9db3d9ddc6d402e80d8f7a727a72

AI-assisted summary above. The structured extract on this page was generated from the document below. Inspect the source to verify or correct any field.

text/html2.0 KB

Download View at source

Reporting entityUniversity of Kentucky - UK HealthCare

Victim entityUniversity of Kentucky - UK HealthCare

Incidentdiscovered May 1, 2012

Stated responseBreach notification provided to HHS, media, and affected individuals

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing