TEXASMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData EncryptedData DestroyedCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Rainbow Children's Clinic

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 3, 2016

Filed

Oct 3, 2016

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

33,698

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Rainbow Children's Clinic →

Rainbow Children's Clinic (TX) reported to HHS OCR on 2016-10-03 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 33,698 individuals. On August 3, 2016, a hacker accessed the clinic's network servers and launched a ransomware attack that began encrypting patient data; some patient records were irretrievably deleted. The CE shut down its system immediately, retained a forensic expert, notified HHS/individuals/media, and offered identity protection services. No misuse of personal data was identified. Post-incident, the CE deployed new anti-virus software and implemented staff security-training policies. OCR obtained assurances of corrective action. Breached information was located on Network Server.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified9 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 · 9 weeks / 61 days

Aug 3, 2016

Begins

Aug 3, 2016

Discovered

Oct 3, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

South Carolina State AGbd_31ea4be484a9d5442016-10-12 · +9dVerified

Name: Rainbow Children's Clinic
norm: rainbow children s clinic
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Rainbow Children's Clinic
norm: rainbow children s clinic
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Aug 3, 2016
Breach occurred: Aug 3, 2016
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 33,698nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
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 ImpactT1490 Inhibit System Recovery
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach notification submitted; OCR obtained assurances of corrective actions

During the incident: Immediately shut down computer system to prevent further data loss
Retained independent computer forensic expert to assist with investigation
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Offered affected patients identity protection services
Changes made: Installed new anti-virus protection software on all networked machines
Implemented staff training policy covering: phishing/scam identification, protection software operation, safe web browsing and email practices, risks of unsupported software, and malware response procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(61 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS 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 3, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 3, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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HHS OCROct 3 · first · this page

South Carolina State AG+9d

Pattern: first filing Oct 3 (TX), last Oct 12 (SC) — a 9-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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 3, 2016
Raw hash: 6ec57376ab5595db5e7fba63f0f475517aa9b8d55127a649113a045628bfcade

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityRainbow Children's Clinic

Victim entityRainbow Children's Clinic

Incidentdiscovered Aug 3, 2016

Stated responseImmediately shut down computer system to prevent further data loss

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing