OHIOPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)HighResolved

Endocrinology Associates, Inc.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 15, 2015

Filed

Aug 14, 2015

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

1,400

Confidence

95%

Full breach record for Endocrinology Associates, Inc. →

Endocrinology Associates, Inc. (OH) reported to HHS on 2015-08-14 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure breach affecting approximately 1,400 individuals. On June 15 and June 19, 2015, an unauthorized individual broke the lock on a portable on-demand (POD) storage container and removed it, exposing PHI including names, addresses, dates of birth, SSNs, lab results, diagnoses, and clinical information. Breached information was located in the physical 'Other' storage medium. The CE notified affected individuals, HHS, and media; reported to local police; enhanced physical safeguards; and retrained staff on HIPAA policies. OCR confirmed corrective actions were implemented.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time9 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 / 60 days

Jun 15, 2015

Begins

Jun 15, 2015

Discovered

Aug 14, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,400 affectedView incident

Name: Endocrinology Associates, Inc.
norm: endocrinology associates
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Endocrinology Associates, Inc.
norm: endocrinology associates
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jun 15, 2015
Breach occurred: Jun 15, 2015 – Jun 19, 2015
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,400nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Other
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR investigation opened; OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented.

During the incident: Reported incidents to local police department
Enhanced physical safeguards applied to the POD storage container
Retrained workforce members on HIPAA policies and procedures
Provided notification to affected individuals, HHS, and the media
Changes made: Enhanced physical safeguards on POD storage container
Workforce HIPAA policy and procedure retraining
Corrective action plan accepted by OCR
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 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: Jun 15, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 15, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 15, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 15, 2015 → 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: Aug 14, 2015
Raw hash: 8a6ad71c22ed4c94649accc5b42a73d6f13d6e867f19a53d257d402c7fccd05c

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Reporting entityEndocrinology Associates, Inc.

Victim entityEndocrinology Associates, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 15, 2015

Stated responseReported incidents to local police department

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing