SOUTH CAROLINAHackingHealthcareHealthcareSlyhackerBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumContained

Midlands Orthopaedics, P.A.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 15, 2015

Filed

Nov 13, 2015

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

3,902

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Midlands Orthopaedics, P.A. →

Midlands Orthopaedics, P.A. reported to HHS on 2015-11-13 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 3902 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. An unknown party identified as “Slyhacker” accessed a patient database containing names, addresses, and phone numbers. The database was hosted by business associate PlanetHosting.com. The entity removed the database, hired a digital forensics firm, and implemented security plans.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Sep 15, 2015

Discovered

Nov 13, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,902 affectedView incident

Name: Midlands Orthopaedics, P.A.
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Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Midlands Orthopaedics, P.A.
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Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Sep 15, 2015
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,902nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare providerBusiness associate involved
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: SlyhackerExternal
Regulator citations: provided breach notification to HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above
Third party: via PlanetHosting.combusiness associate
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Removed the database from the internet-based computer server
Hired a digital forensics firm to investigate
Implemented a plan for securing this and other databases containing protected health information
Changes made: Implemented a plan for securing this and other databases containing protected health information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Sep 15, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Sep 15, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 15, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 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: Nov 13, 2015
Raw hash: 5be494a48d16346f167e9572df7b64d100fc55c68cd767e5018d4349d7457430

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Reporting entityMidlands Orthopaedics, P.A.

Victim entityMidlands Orthopaedics, P.A.

Incidentdiscovered Sep 15, 2015

Stated responseRemoved the database from the internet-based computer server

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing