GEORGIAMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHigh

North Atlanta Medical Clinic

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Severity

High

Discovered

Nov 8, 2018

Filed

Jan 6, 2019

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

2,800

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for North Atlanta Medical Clinic →

NORTH ATLANTA MEDICAL CLINIC reported to HHS on 2019-01-06 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 2800 individuals. On November 8, 2018, an unauthorized third party encrypted patient electronic health records using a ransomware virus and attempted to extort the clinic. The breached information, located on a Desktop Computer, included demographic data, claims/billing information, and Social Security numbers.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Nov 8, 2018

Discovered

Jan 6, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,800 affectedView incident

Name: North Atlanta Medical Clinic
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Industry: Health Care Services

Name: North Atlanta Medical Clinic
norm: north atlanta medical clinic
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Nov 8, 2018
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,800nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: OCR provided the CE with technical assistance on business associates (BAs) and BA agreements, risk analysis and risk management plans, and notification to individuals.OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions.

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals and the media
Changes made: Strengthened its technical safeguards by installing antivirus solutions and purchasing firewall protection
Implemented biannual HIPAA security training for its staff
Limited its staff’s computer usage
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Nov 8, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Nov 8, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 8, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 8, 2018 → 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: Jan 6, 2019
Raw hash: bf812a4369da6c1c7c0dfde55dfd1cf85264fbbf89aae4d229c3bf1c6c07ca7a

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Reporting entityNorth Atlanta Medical Clinic

Victim entityNorth Atlanta Medical Clinic

Incidentdiscovered Nov 8, 2018

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

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing