FLORIDAMisuseHealthcareHealthcarePrivilege AbuseCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Recovery Institute of the South East P.A.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Oct 21, 2017

To disclose

—

Affected

689

Confidence

93%

Full breach record for Recovery Institute of the South East P.A. →

Recovery Institute of the South East P.A. (FL) reported to HHS OCR on 2017-10-21 a Hacking/IT Incident allegedly affecting 689 individuals, spanning Desktop Computer, EMR, Email, Laptop, Network Server, and other media. The report alleged a former employee remotely accessed computers without authorization (Dec 2016–Oct 2017). A forensic investigation by Envista Forensics found no evidence of malware, unauthorized access, or data exfiltration; PHI was not exposed. OCR found inadequate HIPAA policies and provided technical assistance; the CE implemented corrective actions.

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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

Dec 1, 2016

Begins

Oct 21, 2017

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed689 affectedView incident

Name: Recovery Institute of the South East P.A.
norm: recovery institute of the south east
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Recovery Institute of the South East P.A.
norm: recovery institute of the south east
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Breach occurred: Dec 1, 2016 – Oct 21, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 689nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Desktop computerElectronic medical recordEmailLaptopNetwork serverOtherPortable electronic devicePaper / films
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: HHS OCR technical assistance provided; CE implemented voluntary corrective actions including comprehensive HIPAA policies and procedures.
Initial access: external_remote_services

During the incident: Forensic investigation conducted by Envista Forensics — no evidence of malware, unauthorized access, or data exfiltration found.
CE concluded PHI was not exposed and no patients were affected.
CE adopted and implemented comprehensive policies and procedures to comply with HIPAA requirements.
Changes made: Adopted comprehensive HIPAA-compliant policies and procedures for PHI safeguarding.
Implemented voluntary corrective actions per OCR guidance.
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: Oct 21, 2017
Raw hash: a1ac4dc0e0fb8819aa40675f399a1be2dd10ea121a2dc0c020a4c8bb3e8a5bea

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Reporting entityRecovery Institute of the South East P.A.

Victim entityRecovery Institute of the South East P.A.

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseForensic investigation conducted by Envista Forensics — no evidence of malware, unauthorized access, or data exfiltration found.

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing