OHPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedIDENTITY_BASICIDENTITY_GOVERNMENTHEALTH_BASICHighResolved

Endocrinology Associates, Inc.

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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.

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.

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

Source provenance

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

Source filing

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Reporting entity

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

Victim entity

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

Incident

Discovered: Jun 15, 2015
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,400
Data types: IDENTITY_BASICIDENTITY_GOVERNMENTHEALTH_BASIC
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.

Compliance

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 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: Jun 15, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 15, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Extraction provenance

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.