OHIOHackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountCriticalResolved

Central Ohio Urology Group

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

—

Filed

Sep 23, 2016

To disclose

—

Affected

300,000

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Central Ohio Urology Group →2 incidents on file

Central Ohio Urology Group, Inc. reported to HHS on 2016-09-23 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 300,000 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. Unauthorized third-party compromised ePHI including names, SSNs, DOBs, addresses, driver's licenses, claims info, and bank account numbers between July 18 and August 2, 2016.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Incident timeline

Jul 18, 2016

Begins

Sep 23, 2016

Filed

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_7a8d528861b7666c2016-09-22 · +1dVerified
Montana State AGbd_c23fc55ccc71e0fa2016-09-22 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_1d109ac36a2d4e9c2016-09-26 · +3dVerified

Name: Central Ohio Urology Group
norm: central ohio urology
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Central Ohio Urology Group
norm: central ohio urology
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Jul 18, 2016 – Aug 2, 2016
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 300,000nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided breach notification to HHSOCR obtained written assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Retained a forensic firm
Conducted a new risk assessment
Installed an enhanced firewall system
Updated its anti-virus software
Implemented safeguards related to access
Changes made: Installed an enhanced firewall system
Updated its anti-virus software
Implemented safeguards related to access
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: not extracted → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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New Hampshire State AGSep 22 · first

Montana State AGSep 22 · first

HHS OCR+1d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+4d

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: Sep 23, 2016
Raw hash: 4cdc3a34c9e6ac41bee32bcd2a330c6dbd96a6d75fd75b5e269a59a264ac1e9f

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCentral Ohio Urology Group

Victim entityCentral Ohio Urology Group

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseRetained a forensic firm

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing