CALIFORNIAMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareStolen CredentialsTroldeshData EncryptedData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighResolved

East Valley Community Health Center, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 18, 2016

Filed

Dec 15, 2016

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

65,000

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for East Valley Community Health Center, Inc. →

On October 18, 2016, an unknown individual logged into East Valley Community Health Center, Inc.'s network server without authorization and installed Troldesh/Shade ransomware, encrypting stored files. Claims data for 65,000 patients transmitted to a clearinghouse was exposed, including names, dates of birth, addresses, medical record numbers, health diagnosis codes, and insurance account numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and media, and revised its Security Rule policies following OCR investigation. Breach submitted to HHS on 2016-12-15.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 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 · 8 weeks / 58 days

Oct 18, 2016

Begins

Oct 18, 2016

Discovered

Dec 15, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_9d07648926f3f53f2016-12-06 · +9dCandidate

Name: East Valley Community Health Center, Inc.
norm: east valley community health center
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: East Valley Community Health Center, Inc.
norm: east valley community health center
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Oct 18, 2016
Breach occurred: Oct 18, 2016
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 65,000nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR investigation; CE revised Security Rule policies and procedures in response.
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
Revised Security Rule policies and procedures in response to OCR investigation.
Changes made: Revised HIPAA Security Rule policies and procedures.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(58 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: Oct 18, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Oct 18, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 18, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 18, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings

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California State AGDec 6 · first

HHS OCR+9d · this page

Pattern: first filing Dec 6 (CA), last Dec 15 (CA) — a 9-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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: Dec 15, 2016
Raw hash: 88576e419f243429fa36c123f65c850b723d0900b33c821f9c5352174fabe9b5

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityEast Valley Community Health Center, Inc.

Victim entityEast Valley Community Health Center, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Oct 18, 2016

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing