ALABAMAHackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)CriticalContained

Cardiology Associates of Mobile

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Nov 7, 2024

Filed

Dec 19, 2024

To disclose

—

Affected

172,678

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

94%

Full breach record for Cardiology Associates of Mobile →

Cardiology Associates of Mobile (AL) reported to HHS OCR on 2024-12-19 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 172,678 individuals. Breached information was located on a Network Server. PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, Social Security numbers, claims information, lab results, medications, diagnoses and conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time

⚠ 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

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Nov 7, 2024

Discovered

Dec 19, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_7a5d3ab751ae073e2024-12-03 · +16dCandidate
Nebraska State AGbd_65eb4d107edfd1c12025-01-08 · +20dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_081680f32451f0a52025-01-10 · +22dVerified
Montana State AGbd_2fb028be96c63f3e2025-01-10 · +22dVerified by operator

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New Hampshire State AGbd_9ad8c1393eec4b452025-01-10 · +22dVerified

Name: Cardiology Associates of Mobile
norm: cardiology associates of mobile
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Cardiology Associates of Mobile
norm: cardiology associates of mobile
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Nov 7, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 172,678nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (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: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR notified

During the incident: Notified affected individuals
Notified media
Posted substitute notice
Implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards
Changes made: Additional administrative safeguards implemented
Additional technical safeguards implemented
Additional security safeguards implemented
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS 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: Nov 7, 2024
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Nov 7, 2024
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 7, 2024 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Nov 7, 2024 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGDec 3 · first

HHS OCR+16d · this page

Nebraska State AG+36d

Massachusetts State AG+38d

Montana State AG+38d

New Hampshire State AG+38d

Pattern: first filing Dec 3 (ME), last Jan 10 (NH) — a 38-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: Dec 19, 2024
Raw hash: 8cf0660acff5884c9f798384b01c6f9dcb7c3854ae565f561483bc52a4a5bae3

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCardiology Associates of Mobile

Victim entityCardiology Associates of Mobile

Incidentdiscovered Nov 7, 2024

Stated responseNotified affected individuals

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing