DisclosureLens
NEBRASKAAccidentalHealthcareRetail & ConsumerHealthcareDisposal ErrorCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

Four Star Drug of Bethany, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 30, 2016

Filed

Oct 18, 2016

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

647

Confidence

98%
Full breach record for Four Star Drug of Bethany, Inc. →

On August 30, 2016, Four Star Drug of Bethany, Inc. (a Nebraska pharmacy) discovered it had left boxes containing PHI outdoors in an unprotected area; a garbage truck retrieved and transported the boxes to a recycling plant. The breach affected 647 individuals and exposed names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, clinical/demographic information, claims data, and medication records. The pharmacy department had been sold and closed on May 24, 2016. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and updated its HIPAA disposal policies. OCR obtained documented assurances of corrective action.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time7 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 · 7 weeks / 49 days

Aug 30, 2016

Begins

Aug 30, 2016

Discovered

Oct 18, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed647 affectedView incident

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.