COLORADOMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

Longs Peak Family Practice, P.C.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 5, 2017

Filed

Dec 27, 2017

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

16,238

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Longs Peak Family Practice, P.C. →

Longs Peak Family Practice, P.C. (CO) reported to HHS on 2017-12-27 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 16,238 individuals. On November 5, 2017, a hacker penetrated the CE's network and deployed ransomware that encrypted certain files; unauthorized access occurred on November 5, 9, and 10. The CE restored systems from backup without paying ransom. PHI exposed included demographic, financial, and clinical information on Desktop Computer and Network Server. OCR provided technical assistance on risk analysis and risk management.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time7 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 · 7 weeks / 52 days

Nov 5, 2017

Begins

Nov 5, 2017

Discovered

Dec 27, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed16,238 affectedView incident

Name: Longs Peak Family Practice, P.C.
norm: longs peak family practice
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Longs Peak Family Practice, P.C.
norm: longs peak family practice
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Nov 5, 2017
Breach occurred: Nov 5, 2017 – Nov 10, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 16,238nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computerNetwork server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: OCR provided technical assistance regarding risk analysis and risk management.

During the incident: Hired a forensic investigation company
Used backup files to rebuild and restore the network without paying ransom
Notified affected individuals, media, and HHS
Provided affected individuals with credit monitoring information and contact details
Changes made: Verified non-essential router ports were closed
Wiped and restored affected hard drives
Scanned computing devices for viruses
Built a new cloud-based server environment
Replaced firewall
Configured a virtual private network (VPN)
Implemented remote monitoring and management agent/software
Hired a new IT provider
Updated risk analysis and risk management plan
Reviewed and revised policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(52 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: Nov 5, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Nov 5, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 5, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 5, 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: Dec 27, 2017
Raw hash: e92a2934a43748d8710144eaa893e14b980df8509895e5e858f11dc8f0ff2174

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Reporting entityLongs Peak Family Practice, P.C.

Victim entityLongs Peak Family Practice, P.C.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 5, 2017

Stated responseHired a forensic investigation company

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing