KANSASHackingHealthcareHealthcareBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedPHIIdentity (basic)Health (basic)BiometricMediumResolved

Atchison Hospital Association

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 14, 2018

Filed

Apr 11, 2018

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

667

Confidence

50%

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Atchison Hospital Association reported to HHS on April 11, 2018, a hacking incident affecting 667 individuals. The breach occurred when a third party hacked into a web server belonging to a business associate, Fast Health Corporation, between August 14, 2017, and August 18, 2017. The compromised protected health information included names, dates of birth, and photographs. In response, the hospital terminated its relationship with the business associate and updated its breach notification policies.

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HIPAA clock✓ 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 · 184 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Aug 14, 2017

Begins

Feb 14, 2018

Discovered

Apr 11, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed667 affectedView incident

Name: Atchison Hospital Association
norm: atchison hospital
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Atchison Hospital Association
norm: atchison hospital
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 14, 2018
Breach occurred: Aug 14, 2017 – Aug 18, 2017
Undetected for: 184 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 667nationwide
Data types: PHIIdentity (basic)Health (basic)Biometric
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare providerBusiness associate involved
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: Partner
Regulator citations: The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE updated its Breach Rule Notification policy and trained staff on its updated policy.OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action steps listed above.

During the incident: Terminated its relationship with the involved BA.
Changes made: Updated its Breach Rule Notification policy and trained staff on its updated policy.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(56 days from discovery to filing)
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: Feb 14, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 14, 2018
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 14, 2018 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 14, 2018 → 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: Apr 11, 2018
Raw hash: f494fbd755cb85e25e346514ffab43e600ab1adb04b283e0b663954d3f5f1694

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Reporting entityAtchison Hospital Association

Victim entityAtchison Hospital Association

Incidentdiscovered Feb 14, 2018

Stated responseTerminated its relationship with the involved BA.

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing