INDIANAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Indiana Health Centers, Inc.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 19, 2017

Filed

Sep 12, 2017

To disclose

24 days

Affected

1,697

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Indiana Health Centers, Inc. →

Indiana Health Centers, Inc. reported to HHS on 2017-09-12 a Theft affecting 1,697 individuals. On August 19, 2017, a desktop computer and two laptop computers were stolen during a break-in at the CE's South Bend, IN location. PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE responded with full disk encryption, SIEM implementation, enhanced physical security, and staff sanctions. OCR obtained documented assurances of corrective actions. Breached information located on Desktop Computer and Laptop.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time24 days 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 · 24 days

Aug 19, 2017

Begins

Aug 19, 2017

Discovered

Sep 12, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

9 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,697 affectedView incident

Name: Indiana Health Centers, Inc.
norm: indiana health centers
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Indiana Health Centers, Inc.
norm: indiana health centers
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Aug 19, 2017
Breach occurred: Aug 19, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,697nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Desktop computerLaptop
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach notification submitted; OCR obtained documented assurances of corrective action steps.

During the incident: Encrypted laptop computers and hard drives; enabled full disk encryption on all new devices before deployment.
Implemented Security Incident and Event Management System (SIEM) to monitor device logs and network traffic.
Implemented advanced physical security features at all locations with additional plans for 2019.
Sanctioned the case manager with a verbal warning and required review of Workstation Use Policy.
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
Changes made: Full disk encryption deployed across all new devices.
SIEM system implemented for ongoing threat monitoring.
Enhanced physical security at all locations.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 days(24 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS 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: Aug 19, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 19, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 19, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 19, 2017 → 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: Sep 12, 2017
Raw hash: 8b8aa13d6ed50e63df6f55586a8c6776cc4c037a727b59da0aab193f3a355098

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Reporting entityIndiana Health Centers, Inc.

Victim entityIndiana Health Centers, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 19, 2017

Stated responseEncrypted laptop computers and hard drives; enabled full disk encryption on all new devices before deployment.

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing