FLORIDAMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Northwest Broward Orthopaedics Associates

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Dec 17, 2021

To disclose

—

Affected

53,892

Confidence

69%

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Northwest Broward Orthopaedics Associates reported to HHS on 2021-12-17 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 53,892 individuals. Breached information located on Desktop Computer, Network Server. The incident involved a ransomware attack encrypting PHI including names, DOB, SSN, and financial data. The entity implemented security safeguards and retrained staff.

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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 — partial

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Breach window unknown

Dec 17, 2021

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed53,892 affectedView incident

Name: Northwest Broward Orthopaedics Associates
norm: northwest broward orthopaedics associates
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Northwest Broward Orthopaedics Associates
norm: northwest broward orthopaedics associates
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 53,892nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computerNetwork server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified HHSparticipated in an outreach conducted by OCROCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules

During the incident: Implemented additional administrative, technical and security safeguards
Retrained its staff on cybersecurity attack precautions
Participated in an outreach conducted by OCR
Notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website
Changes made: Implemented additional administrative, technical and security safeguards
Retrained its staff on cybersecurity attack precautions
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.

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: Dec 17, 2021
Raw hash: 630625b3c8c0be49504bf84233b2c76890f6abdf26565c38aa3ae3545dec6c43

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Reporting entityNorthwest Broward Orthopaedics Associates

Victim entityNorthwest Broward Orthopaedics Associates

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseImplemented additional administrative, technical and security safeguards

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing