ARIZONAMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Northwest Rheumatology

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 10, 2017

Filed

Jul 31, 2017

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

7,468

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Northwest Rheumatology →

Northwest Rheumatology (AZ) reported to HHS on 2017-07-31 a Hacking/IT Incident (ransomware) affecting 7,468 individuals. On April 10, 2017, ransomware encrypted a limited portion of the CE's network server, potentially exposing ePHI including clinical and demographic information. In response to OCR's investigation, the CE strengthened password requirements, implemented new technical safeguards, revised business associate contracts, and retrained staff.

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HIPAA clock✗ HHS report late16 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 · 16 weeks / 112 days

Apr 10, 2017

Begins

Apr 10, 2017

Discovered

Jul 31, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

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

New Hampshire State AGbd_eb88fbbf5af1864e2017-07-31Verified

Name: Northwest Rheumatology
norm: northwest rheumatology
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Northwest Rheumatology
norm: northwest rheumatology
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Apr 10, 2017
Breach occurred: Apr 10, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 7,468nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR investigation completed

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and media
Strengthened password requirements
Implemented new technical safeguards
Revised business associate contracts
Retrained workforce members
Changes made: Strengthened password requirements
Implemented new technical safeguards
Revised business associate contracts
Retrained workforce members
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(112 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report lateHHS 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: Apr 10, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report late
HIPAA
Discovered: Apr 10, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 10, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report late
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 10, 2017 → 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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New Hampshire State AGJul 31 · first

HHS OCRJul 31 · 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: Jul 31, 2017
Raw hash: c6eaab04b84f12d6c8f54c88a40675eb639ef5517a928a43412fccb38544660f

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorthwest Rheumatology

Victim entityNorthwest Rheumatology

Incidentdiscovered Apr 10, 2017

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

ComplianceHHS report late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

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