NEW JERSEYMalwareHealthcareHealthcarePHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumContained

G&s Medical Associates LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jan 14, 2016

To disclose

—

Affected

3,000

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for G&s Medical Associates LLC →

G&S Medical Associates, LLC reported to HHS on 2016-01-14 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 3000 individuals. Breached information located on Desktop Computer. An unknown individual encrypted files (ransomware), impacting PHI of at least 400 patients. Compromised data included patient names, dates of service, and progress notes. The entity notified HHS, updated safeguards, and implemented anti-virus software.

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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

Jan 14, 2016

Filed

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No filing yet · watching

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,000 affectedView incident

Name: G&s Medical Associates LLC
norm: g s medical associates
Domain: g-s-medical-associates-llc-paterson-nj.doctorspotter.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: G&s Medical Associates LLC
norm: g s medical associates
Domain: g-s-medical-associates-llc-paterson-nj.doctorspotter.com
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,000nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: OCR provided technical assistance

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS
Updated its safeguards policy
Implemented an anti-virus solution
Changes made: Document the impermissible disclosure in the affected individuals’ medical record
Conduct a risk analysis
Implement a risk management plan
Implement a security incident policy and procedure
Ensure that all staff are trained on all new policies and procedures and with Security Awareness and Privacy Rule training
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: Jan 14, 2016
Raw hash: 9e1c23fd3492dbbcd0eca13f8314782f6c9950dea3df878e0a8801e222abe9f8

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Reporting entityG&s Medical Associates LLC

Victim entityG&s Medical Associates LLC

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing