PUERTO RICOPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighResolved

Dr Axel Velez

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Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Jul 13, 2011

To disclose

—

Affected

2,800

Confidence

97%

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Dr. Axel Velez (Puerto Rico) reported to HHS on 2011-07-13 a Theft affecting 2,800 individuals. Four desktop computers containing ePHI of 2,143 patients were stolen from the office. Breached data included names, addresses, contact numbers, partial SSNs, dates of birth, diagnostic info, visit dates, patient numbers, referring physicians, and insurance information. The CE improved physical security and received OCR technical assistance on risk analysis and Security Rule compliance.

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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

Jul 13, 2011

Filed

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No filing yet · watching

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

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

Name: Dr Axel Velez
norm: dr axel velez
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Dr Axel Velez
norm: dr axel velez
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,800nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: OCR provided technical assistance regarding risk analysis, risk management planning, and policies and procedures required under the Security Rule.

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
Repaired backdoor entrance to the office.
Installed alarm system and video surveillance equipment.
Attached cable locks to workstation computers, servers, and portable media devices.
Moved inventoried equipment off-site.
Changes made: Improved physical security of office premises.
Engaged with OCR for risk analysis and risk management planning.
Updated policies and procedures under the HIPAA Security Rule.
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: Jul 13, 2011
Raw hash: ed40e56c3c5075c7a5add15b33434ff9d86c31d93853c568e76d782b018cefdc

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Reporting entityDr Axel Velez

Victim entityDr Axel Velez

IncidentUnauthorized Access

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

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing