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OHIOMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareCustomer Data InvolvedData EncryptedRansom DemandedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountLowResolved

Meigs County EMS

bd_985ca616fbfd89ef · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 6, 2016

Filed

Dec 5, 2016

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

817

Confidence

97%

Meigs County EMS (OH) reported to HHS OCR on 2016-12-05 a ransomware attack detected on October 6, 2016 affecting 817 individuals. Hackers attacked the computer server (Desktop Computer, Email, Network Server) and may have acquired patients' PHI including demographic, financial, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and implemented physical, administrative, and technical safeguards, including an audit removing unnecessary/stale network accounts. OCR obtained corrective action assurances.

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

Oct 6, 2016

Begins

Oct 6, 2016

Discovered

Dec 5, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed817 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.