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Cleveland Medical Associates, PLLC

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 20, 2017

Filed

Jun 20, 2017

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

22,000

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Cleveland Medical Associates, PLLC →

Cleveland Medical Associates, PLLC reported to HHS on 2017-06-20 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 22000 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. The incident involved a malware attack where ransom was paid for patient data access.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified9 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 · 9 weeks / 61 days

Apr 20, 2017

Begins

Apr 20, 2017

Discovered

Jun 20, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed22,000 affectedView incident

Name: Cleveland Medical Associates, PLLC
norm: cleveland medical associates
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Cleveland Medical Associates, PLLC
norm: cleveland medical associates
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Apr 20, 2017
Breach occurred: Apr 20, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 22,000nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified HHS OCROCR investigation conducted

During the incident: Disconnected the affected server to prevent further access
Hired a forensic security expert
Migrated its electronic medical records to a cloud-based system to continue operations
Changes made: Performed a new risk analysis
Created an updated risk management plan
Updated its policies and procedures
Trained its staff
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(61 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS 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: Apr 20, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 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: Jun 20, 2017
Raw hash: 74e6c47b3201ba6bb0cc1a71616027ea90de8a986079734080a0a6addccfc0d3

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Reporting entityCleveland Medical Associates, PLLC

Victim entityCleveland Medical Associates, PLLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 20, 2017

Stated responseDisconnected the affected server to prevent further access

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing