KENTUCKYAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

T.J. Samson Community Hospital

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 8, 2015

Filed

Aug 7, 2015

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

2,060

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for T.J. Samson Community Hospital →2 incidents on file

T.J. Samson Community Hospital reported to HHS on 2015-08-07 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 2060 individuals. Breached information located on Email. The hospital inadvertently sent an advertisement email to 2,060 patients exposing names and email addresses.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered Jun 8, 2015 → Notified Aug 7, 201560d ✓ 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

Jun 8, 2015

Begins

Jun 8, 2015

Discovered

Aug 7, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,060 affectedView incident

Name: T.J. Samson Community Hospital
norm: tj samson community hospital
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: T.J. Samson Community Hospital
norm: tj samson community hospital
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jun 8, 2015
Breach occurred: Jun 8, 2015
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 7, 2015
Affected individuals: 2,060nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Email
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1535 Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Drafted a new policy which details the internal use of its patient portal to communicate with patients
Counseled its marketing staff on disseminating information
Changes made: Drafted a new policy which details the internal use of its patient portal to communicate with patients
Counseled its marketing staff on disseminating information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(60 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on time · 60dHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: 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.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 8, 2015
→ Notified: Aug 7, 2015
60d 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jun 8, 2015
→ Notified: Aug 7, 2015
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 8, 2015 → Notified: Aug 7, 2015	60d	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jun 8, 2015 → Notified: Aug 7, 2015	—	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: Aug 7, 2015
Raw hash: 77e68e99c2e95376bfd3daa0e74f808e205873b37e77300dd8af924683ba59be

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Reporting entityT.J. Samson Community Hospital

Victim entityT.J. Samson Community Hospital

Incidentdiscovered Jun 8, 2015

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