NEVADAHackingHealthcareHealthcareBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Western Pathology Consultants, Ltd.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 15, 2019

Filed

Jul 25, 2019

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

4,412

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Western Pathology Consultants, Ltd. →2 incidents on file

Western Pathology reported to HHS on 2019-07-25 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 4,412 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. The incident involved a business associate, American Medical Collection Agency, and affected demographic and clinical PHI. Western Pathology ceased using the BA, notified individuals, and cooperated with OCR.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified10 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 · 10 weeks / 71 days

May 15, 2019

Discovered

Jul 25, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc supply-chain incident (2019) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Montana State AGbd_dfcde8da0f70df2a2019-07-24 · +1dVerified

Name: Western Pathology Consultants, Ltd.
norm: western pathology consultants
Domain: westernpathology.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Western Pathology Consultants, Ltd.
norm: western pathology consultants
Domain: westernpathology.com
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 15, 2019
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 4,412nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Provided breach notification to HHSCooperated with OCR’s investigation
Third party: via American Medical Collection Agencybusiness associate

During the incident: Ceased using the business associate for collection efforts
Informed affected individuals that payments for outstanding balances should no longer be made to the BA
Cooperated with OCR’s investigation
Provided all requested documents and information to demonstrate reasonable compliance efforts
Changes made: Implemented corrective actions noted by OCR
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(71 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS 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 15, 2019
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 15, 2019 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Montana State AGJul 24 · first

HHS OCR+1d · this page

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 25, 2019
Raw hash: 52e14a668395bb984517eeaf943637385a2635c84d109370bba091ffe076ee5d

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWestern Pathology Consultants, Ltd.

Victim entityWestern Pathology Consultants, Ltd.

Incidentdiscovered May 15, 2019

Stated responseCeased using the business associate for collection efforts

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing