NEW YORKPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Lewis J. Sims, DPM, PC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

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Filed

Feb 12, 2014

To disclose

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Affected

6,475

Confidence

69%

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Lewis J. Sims, DPM, PC dba Sims and Associates Podiatry reported to HHS on 2014-02-12 a Theft affecting 6475 individuals. Breached information located on Laptop. Three unencrypted laptops were stolen from the office, containing ePHI including patient addresses, zip codes, dates of birth, and vascular test results. Remediation included physical security upgrades, encryption, and backup implementation.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window unknown

Feb 12, 2014

Filed

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No filing yet · watching

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Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6,475 affectedView incident

Name: Lewis J. Sims, DPM, PC
norm: lewis j sims dpm
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Lewis J. Sims, DPM, PC
norm: lewis j sims dpm
Industry: Health Care Services
Also named: Lewis J. Sims, DPM, PCdba oflegal entity
Sims and Associates Podiatrydba oftrade name
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 6,475nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: OtherTheft
Where the data lived: Laptop
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: OCR investigation resulted in specified remediation expectations

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Changes made: Installed new locks on all its doors
Installed an alarm security system with central station monitoring
Purchased replacement laptops and a new server
Secured all laptops with cable locks
Implemented full disk encryption
Implemented antivirus and anti-malware software
Implemented real-time offsite backup of all its ePHI
Conducted an on-going risk analysis
Implemented an on-going risk management plan
Conducted periodic vulnerability scans and penetration tests
Implemented audit controls
Performed information system activity review
Upgraded encryption for the Poughkeepsie office
Ensured that portable hard drives are stored in a secured location
Provided on-going security awareness training to all staff
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: not extracted → 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: Feb 12, 2014
Raw hash: 73032f3c9421fb5c2842a01cdcd80a2d42c84582fd45521d783e7fabd78872c8

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Reporting entityLewis J. Sims, DPM, PC

Victim entityLewis J. Sims, DPM, PC

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing