TEXASMisuseHealthcareHealthcarePrivilege AbuseCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 7, 2014

Filed

Aug 29, 2014

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

10,604

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM →3 incidents on file

Memorial Hermann Health System reported to HHS on 2014-08-29 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 10,604 individuals. Breached information located on Desktop Computer. A workforce member inappropriately accessed PHI.

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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 / 53 days

Jul 7, 2014

Discovered

Aug 29, 2014

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_71b1b0bbafe793012014-09-03 · +5dVerified

Name: MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM
norm: memorial hermann health system
Domain: memorialhermann.org
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM
norm: memorial hermann health system
Domain: memorialhermann.org
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jul 7, 2014
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 10,604nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR reviewed copies of the CE's policies and procedures related to the incident and information related to its HIPAA training program and audit protocols in place at the time of the incident
Initial access: insider_action

During the incident: Terminated the involved workforce member
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Expanded its IT audit program
Hired additional audit staff
Changes made: Expanded its IT audit program
Hired additional audit staff
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(53 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: Jul 7, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jul 7, 2014
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 7, 2014 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jul 7, 2014 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCRAug 29 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Aug 29 (TX), last Sep 3 (MA) — a 5-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 29, 2014
Raw hash: 6e283e35b710d8f2c8e4f02012b9bc25357552e5a90d7013fe92de3dc5beb889

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM

Victim entityMEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM

Incidentdiscovered Jul 7, 2014

Stated responseTerminated the involved workforce member

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing