FLORIDAMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial accountMediumResolved

FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 21, 2018

Filed

Jan 18, 2019

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

6,092

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology →

FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology, LLC reported to HHS on 2019-01-18 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 6092 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. Ransomware infiltrated ePHI on its information system, affecting demographic, clinical, financial, and health insurance information. The CE encrypted servers, revised VPN procedures, enhanced backups, strengthened user termination, and retrained employees.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered Nov 21, 2018 → Notified Jan 18, 201958d ✓ HHS report on time8 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 · 8 weeks / 58 days

Nov 21, 2018

Begins

Nov 21, 2018

Discovered

Jan 18, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6,092 affectedView incident

Name: FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology
norm: faben obstetrics and gynecology
Domain: fabenobgyn.com
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology
norm: faben obstetrics and gynecology
Domain: fabenobgyn.com
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Nov 21, 2018
Breach occurred: Nov 21, 2018
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 18, 2019
Affected individuals: 6,092nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Financial account
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Encrypted its computer servers
Revised procedures regarding virtual private network (VPN) pathways for remote users
Enhanced backup procedures
Strengthened user termination procedures
Retrained employees on phishing scams and password protection
Working with its legal counsel and a third party consultant to conduct a HIPAA risk analysis
Revise policies
Train workforce members
Implement a risk management plan
Changes made: Revised procedures regarding virtual private network (VPN) pathways for remote users
Enhanced backup procedures
Strengthened user termination procedures
Retrained employees on phishing scams and password protection
Conduct a HIPAA risk analysis
Revise policies
Train workforce members
Implement a risk management plan
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 time · 58dHHS 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: Nov 21, 2018
→ Notified: Jan 18, 2019
58d 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Nov 21, 2018
→ Notified: Jan 18, 2019
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 21, 2018 → Notified: Jan 18, 2019	58d	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 21, 2018 → Notified: Jan 18, 2019	—	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 18, 2019
Raw hash: edc22abd3c8a652bded9418dccec6a3b0720fc9822e8eb1073d7272c8fd6dca6

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Reporting entityFABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology

Victim entityFABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology

Incidentdiscovered Nov 21, 2018

Stated responseEncrypted its computer servers

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing