PENNSYLVANIAHackingHealthcareHealthcarePhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Carpenters Benefit Funds of Philadelphia

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 2, 2018

Filed

Aug 31, 2018

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected

20,015

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Carpenters Benefit Funds of Philadelphia →

Carpenters Benefit Funds of Philadelphia reported to HHS on 2018-08-31 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 20015 individuals. Breached information located on Email. An unauthorized user gained access to multiple employees’ email accounts after a phishing attack. The breach included PHI of 20015 individuals and included names, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, bank account information, health insurance information, and medical treatment information.

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HIPAA clock✗ HHS report late17 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 · 17 weeks / 121 days

May 2, 2018

Discovered

Aug 31, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

+8 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_d6e948fb0b6355f12018-09-11 · +11dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_d7e1797fb552f0292018-09-13 · +13dVerified

Name: Carpenters Benefit Funds of Philadelphia
norm: carpenters benefit funds of philadelphia
Industry: Insurance — Health

Name: Carpenters Benefit Funds of Philadelphia
norm: carpenters benefit funds of philadelphia
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 2, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 20,015nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Email
Covered-entity type: Health plan
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: OCR reviewed the CE’s newly revised risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Ruleprovided technical assistance to the CE regarding timely breach notification
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Implemented new procedures for employees to open encrypted emails
Retrained employees on its security policies and procedures
Changes made: Implemented new procedures for employees to open encrypted emails
Retrained employees on its security policies and procedures
Revised risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Rule
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(121 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report lateHHS 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: May 2, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report late
HIPAA
Discovered: May 2, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 2, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report late
HIPAA	Discovered: May 2, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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HHS OCRAug 31 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+11d

New Hampshire State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Aug 31 (PA), last Sep 13 (NH) — a 13-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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: Aug 31, 2018
Raw hash: 52b9f1b4e2682dff9cf31dd922befb87663587eade983af7081d1bf5411ec580

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCarpenters Benefit Funds of Philadelphia

Victim entityCarpenters Benefit Funds of Philadelphia

Incidentdiscovered May 2, 2018

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

ComplianceHHS report late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing