NORTH CAROLINAHackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Health (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

Bruce G. Peller, DMD, PA

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 27, 2012

Filed

Jun 25, 2012

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

9,953

Confidence

94%

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Bruce G. Peller, DMD, PA (NC) reported to HHS on 2012-06-25 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 9,953 individuals. Breached information was located on a Desktop Computer. An unauthorized individual gained access to patients' PHI and compiled a list including names, legal guardians, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, treatment dates, internal IDs, and account balances. The CE obtained a court injunction, notified affected individuals and media, and OCR obtained assurances of corrective actions.

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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

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Apr 27, 2012

Discovered

Jun 25, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed9,953 affectedView incident

Name: Bruce G. Peller, DMD, PA
norm: bruce g peller dmd
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Bruce G. Peller, DMD, PA
norm: bruce g peller dmd
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Apr 27, 2012
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 9,953nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Health (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR — breach notification filed; OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented

During the incident: Obtained court injunction requiring destruction or return of PHI
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Implemented stronger workforce training program
Improved privacy and security policies
Changes made: Court injunction requiring destruction or return of PHI
Enhanced workforce privacy and security training
Strengthened privacy and security policies
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 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: Apr 27, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Apr 27, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 27, 2012 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 27, 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 25, 2012
Raw hash: 2354c372d28a0160ff0ec68b8dd91f7004b2e020fc1f08d0c406e34b58b43103

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Reporting entityBruce G. Peller, DMD, PA

Victim entityBruce G. Peller, DMD, PA

Incidentdiscovered Apr 27, 2012

Stated responseObtained court injunction requiring destruction or return of PHI

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing