CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Robert Soper, M.D.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 27, 2015

Filed

Aug 26, 2015

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

2,000

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

97%

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Robert Soper, M.D. (CA) reported to HHS on 2015-08-26 a Theft affecting approximately 2,000 individuals. On June 27, 2015, a desktop computer was stolen from the trunk of the physician's car, exposing ePHI including patients' names, dates of birth, phone numbers, clinical notes, and emails. OCR provided HIPAA Security Rule guidance; the CE responded by implementing security awareness training and encryption technology.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time9 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 · 9 weeks / 60 days

Jun 27, 2015

Begins

Jun 27, 2015

Discovered

Aug 26, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_f55db606aa4bdc5d2015-08-26Candidate

Name: Robert Soper, M.D.
norm: robert soper md
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Robert Soper, M.D.
norm: robert soper md
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jun 27, 2015
Breach occurred: Jun 27, 2015
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,000nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR provided guidance materials and technical assistance regarding HIPAA Security Rule compliance.

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
Implemented a security awareness training program.
Implemented encryption technology within the medical practice.
Changes made: Security awareness training program implemented.
Encryption technology deployed on practice systems.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 27, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 27, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 27, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 27, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings

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California State AGAug 26 · first

HHS OCRAug 26 · first · this page

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 26, 2015
Raw hash: 7d3816d2986f66b81d0243eefdf4bfbc392d0fac19b7c8a3eb1c0e55513dbe82

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRobert Soper, M.D.

Victim entityRobert Soper, M.D.

Incidentdiscovered Jun 27, 2015

Stated responseBreach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing