MARYLANDHackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Neurology Physicians LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 23, 2016

Filed

Jul 20, 2016

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

4,831

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Neurology Physicians LLC →

Neurology Physicians LLC reported to HHS on 2016-07-20 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 4831 individuals. Breached information located on Other. Clinical information was uploaded to a public HTML folder accessible between 2010 and 2016.

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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

undetected · 2303 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 58 days

Feb 1, 2010

Begins

May 23, 2016

Discovered

Jul 20, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4,831 affectedView incident

Name: Neurology Physicians LLC
norm: neurology physicians
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Neurology Physicians LLC
norm: neurology physicians
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 23, 2016
Breach occurred: Feb 1, 2010 – May 23, 2016
Undetected for: 2,303 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 4,831nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Other
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: OCR reviewed the CE's risk analysis and BA agreementsOCR obtained assurances that CE implemented the corrective action listed above

During the incident: Terminated its relationship with the BA
Conducted a detailed risk assessment to identify any vulnerabilities
Developed and worked through a gap analysis work plan to address such vulnerabilities
Installed a new server with fully updated security settings
Updated its Notice of Privacy Practices
Changes made: Installed a new server with fully updated security settings
Updated its Notice of Privacy Practices
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(58 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: May 23, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: May 23, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 23, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: May 23, 2016 → 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 20, 2016
Raw hash: 8ba780f9a5c8ce65c3febfe1d8acafbc60756c738155f54f3dede927cdedcd8f

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Reporting entityNeurology Physicians LLC

Victim entityNeurology Physicians LLC

Incidentdiscovered May 23, 2016

Stated responseTerminated its relationship with the BA

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing