ILLINOISMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareVishingStolen CredentialsData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedMulti-Stage ChainHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Valley Women's Health, S.C.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 20, 2017

Filed

Apr 19, 2017

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

5,155

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Valley Women's Health, S.C. →2 incidents on file

Valley Women's Health, S.C. (IL) reported to HHS on 2017-04-19 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 5,155 individuals. On Feb 17–18, 2017, attackers impersonating eClinicalWorks support staff used vishing calls to obtain remote access credentials. On Feb 20, EHR data was encrypted via ransomware. PHI exposed included names, dates of birth, addresses, SSNs, diagnoses, lab results, and medications (~4,903 individuals per description). The CE notified HHS, media, and the FBI, and implemented corrective measures confirmed by OCR. Breached info located on Electronic Medical Record and Network Server.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 58 days

Feb 18, 2017

Begins

Feb 20, 2017

Discovered

Apr 19, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed5,155 affectedView incident

Name: Valley Women's Health, S.C.
norm: valley women s health sc
Domain: valleywomenshealth.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Valley Women's Health, S.C.
norm: valley women s health sc
Domain: valleywomenshealth.com
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 20, 2017
Breach occurred: Feb 18, 2017 – Feb 20, 2017
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 5,155nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Electronic medical recordNetwork server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566 PhishingT1078 Valid AccountsT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: FBIHHS OCR

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Breach reported to the FBI
Implemented new Privacy and Security Rule policies and procedures
Trained workforce on new policies and procedures
Implemented a new information system activity review process
Deployed new billing software with cloud-based backup
Implemented new anti-virus software
OCR obtained documented assurances of corrective action steps
Changes made: New Privacy and Security Rule policies and procedures
Workforce training on new policies and procedures
New information system activity review process
Cloud-based backup via new billing software
New anti-virus software deployment
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: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 20, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 20, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 20, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 20, 2017 → 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: Apr 19, 2017
Raw hash: 55c0d0b5d136ded1c0ac8d9e93348cecd0892fa87889151da3f60fb45a6b16ee

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Reporting entityValley Women's Health, S.C.

Victim entityValley Women's Health, S.C.

Incidentdiscovered Feb 20, 2017

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

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing