GEORGIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

Georgia Health Sciences University

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 19, 2012

Filed

Mar 15, 2012

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

513

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Georgia Health Sciences University →

Georgia Health Sciences University reported to HHS on 2012-03-15 a Theft affecting 513 individuals. On January 19, 2012, an employee discovered her laptop was stolen from the front porch of her home. The laptop contained ePHI of 513 patients including names, dates of birth, and health data. The laptop was password-protected but not encrypted. In response, the CE encrypted all employee laptops, implemented mobile device and remote access policies, updated data backup policies, and trained staff on HIPAA policies. OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 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 · 8 weeks / 56 days

Jan 19, 2012

Begins

Jan 19, 2012

Discovered

Mar 15, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed513 affectedView incident

Name: Georgia Health Sciences University
norm: georgia health sciences university
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Georgia Health Sciences University
norm: georgia health sciences university
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Jan 19, 2012
Breach occurred: Jan 19, 2012
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 513nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Laptop
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 submittedOCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented

During the incident: Encrypted all employee laptops
Implemented a mobile device and remote access policy
Updated electronic data backup policy
Trained staff on HIPAA Privacy and Security policies
Counseled employee for failure to maintain physical security of CE property
Changes made: Full laptop encryption deployed across all employee devices
Mobile device and remote access policy established
Electronic data backup policy updated
Staff HIPAA Privacy and Security training conducted
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: 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: Jan 19, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Jan 19, 2012
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Jan 19, 2012 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Jan 19, 2012 → 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: Mar 15, 2012
Raw hash: b9ee92f6ee62a988b65e4b2fae6230fd30fbe15a5f26a9d3c412a1f53051f1dc

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Reporting entityGeorgia Health Sciences University

Victim entityGeorgia Health Sciences University

Incidentdiscovered Jan 19, 2012

Stated responseEncrypted all employee laptops

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing