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MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

Little River Waco Ear Nose and Throat

bd_6e133c6a3e93a94b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 26, 2017

Filed

Nov 7, 2017

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

3state residents only

Confidence

65%

Little River Waco Ear Nose and Throat notified patients of a ransomware attack discovered on June 26, 2017. The attack encrypted data and irretrievably deleted some patient records. Potentially impacted data included names, addresses, DOBs, SSNs, and medical information. No evidence of misuse was found. The organization retained forensic experts and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 134 days

Jun 26, 2017

Discovered

Nov 7, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3 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.