NEW YORKHackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

Healthfirst Affiliates

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 27, 2015

Filed

Jul 24, 2015

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

5,338

Confidence

66%

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Healthfirst Affiliates reported to HHS on 2015-07-24 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 5338 individuals. Breached information located on Electronic Medical Record. DOJ informed the entity in May 2015 that an individual who perpetrated fraud in 2013 may have stolen ePHI from the online portal.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered May 27, 2015 → Notified Jul 24, 201558d ✓ 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 · 876 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 58 days

Jan 1, 2013

Begins

May 27, 2015

Discovered

Jul 24, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed5,338 affectedView incident

Name: Healthfirst Affiliates
norm: healthfirst affiliates
Industry: Insurance — Health

Name: Healthfirst Affiliates
norm: healthfirst affiliates
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 27, 2015
Breach occurred: Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013
Undetected for: 876 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 24, 2015
Affected individuals: 5,338nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Electronic medical record
Covered-entity type: Health plan
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided breach notification to HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Strengthened security controls on its online portal
Implemented multifactor validation for provider access to the portal
Conducted a risk analysis
Implemented a corresponding remediation plan
Ensured the implementation of policies and procedures relating to information system activity review, security incident response and reporting, access and audit controls, and creating/maintaining retrievable exact copies of ePHI
Changes made: Strengthened security controls on its online portal
Implemented multifactor validation for provider access to the portal
Conducted a risk analysis
Implemented a corresponding remediation plan
Ensured the implementation of policies and procedures relating to information system activity review, security incident response and reporting, access and audit controls, and creating/maintaining retrievable exact copies of ePHI
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: 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 27, 2015
→ Notified: Jul 24, 2015
58d 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: May 27, 2015
→ Notified: Jul 24, 2015
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 27, 2015 → Notified: Jul 24, 2015	58d	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: May 27, 2015 → Notified: Jul 24, 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: Jul 24, 2015
Raw hash: 531e7cf49e3e4927497f25c68da5c22fff177f40d70e53ef0b867b600841dd85

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Reporting entityHealthfirst Affiliates

Victim entityHealthfirst Affiliates

Incidentdiscovered May 27, 2015

Stated responseStrengthened security controls on its online portal

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing