DisclosureLens
MONTANAHackingHealthcareHealthcarePhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Billings Clinic

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Filed

Apr 27, 2018

To disclose

Affected

949

Confidence

97%
Full breach record for Billings Clinic3 incidents on file

Billings Clinic (Billings, MT) reported to HHS OCR on 2018-04-27 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 949 individuals. A hacker gained access to the clinic's computer network via a phishing incident during February 22–28, 2018, accessing email containing PHI. Notifications were sent to HHS, media, and affected individuals. OCR consolidated this breach into the investigation of a subsequently reported similar breach. Breached information located on Email.

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

Feb 22, 2018

Begins

Apr 27, 2018

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed949 affectedView incident

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.