SOUTH CAROLINAPhysicalHealthcareGovernmentHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VAMC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 11, 2013

Filed

Apr 10, 2013

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

7,405

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VAMC →2 incidents on file

On February 11, 2013, a laptop was stolen from the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VAMC's Pulmonary Testing Unit in Columbia, SC. The laptop contained PHI of approximately 7,405 individuals, including names, dates of birth, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, media, and affected individuals, offered credit monitoring, and filed reports with VA police and the VA OIG. Physical safeguards for laptops on medical devices were improved and secure-storage procedures implemented. OCR obtained assurances that all corrective actions were completed.

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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

Feb 11, 2013

Begins

Feb 11, 2013

Discovered

Apr 10, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed7,405 affectedView incident

Name: Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VAMC
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Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VAMC
norm: wm jennings bryan dorn vamc
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource defaultGovernmentllm

Discovered: Feb 11, 2013
Breach occurred: Feb 11, 2013
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 7,405nationwide
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: External
Regulator citations: OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were completed.VA police report filed.VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) report filed.

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS, media, and affected individuals.
Substitute notice placed on entity website.
Credit monitoring and identity theft protection offered for one year.
Report opened with VA police and VA OIG.
Changes made: Improved physical safeguards for all laptops attached to medical testing devices.
Implemented procedures for secure storage and removal of all PII from medical devices.
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: Feb 11, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 11, 2013
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 11, 2013 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 11, 2013 → 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 10, 2013
Raw hash: f8c0fbff42ff7c4a64135b4af7909c8ad6738c4e01515fe2b662beb5d96f83d6

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Reporting entityWm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VAMC

Victim entityWm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VAMC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 11, 2013

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

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing