SOUTH CAROLINAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcarePhysical OtherCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

PruittHealth Hospice Beaufort

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 11, 2016

Filed

Jun 9, 2016

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1,437

Confidence

95%

Full breach record for PruittHealth Hospice Beaufort →

PruittHealth Hospice Beaufort (SC) reported to HHS on 2016-06-09 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 1,437 individuals. On April 11, 2016, perpetrators broke into the Beaufort offices via a side window and accessed file cabinets containing paper medical records. PHI potentially exposed included names, addresses, SSNs, dates of birth, dates of service, service locations, and clinical information. No records appeared disturbed or taken. The CE improved physical safeguards, notified affected patients and media, and cooperated with OCR. Breached info located on Paper/Films.

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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 / 59 days

Apr 11, 2016

Begins

Apr 11, 2016

Discovered

Jun 9, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,437 affectedView incident

Name: PruittHealth Hospice Beaufort
norm: pruitthealth hospice beaufort
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: PruittHealth Hospice Beaufort
norm: pruitthealth hospice beaufort
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Apr 11, 2016
Breach occurred: Apr 11, 2016
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,437nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Paper / films
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 assurances that corrective actions were implemented

During the incident: Reviewed policies and trained staff on data privacy and information security
Initiated criminal investigation with local law enforcement
Replaced broken window and improved physical safeguards
Purchased file cabinets with more secure locks
Purchased a monitored security system
Provided breach notification to HHS, all patients ever served, and the media
Provided substitute notice on website
Set up a toll-free information line for affected individuals
Changes made: Physical safeguards upgraded (window replaced, secure file cabinets, monitored security system)
Staff training on data privacy and information security
Policy review completed
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 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: Apr 11, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Apr 11, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 11, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Apr 11, 2016 → 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: Jun 9, 2016
Raw hash: db37ef2eddc1da2e62ff92efc50834296d74f731399b932a51266ace58c42791

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Reporting entityPruittHealth Hospice Beaufort

Victim entityPruittHealth Hospice Beaufort

Incidentdiscovered Apr 11, 2016

Stated responseReviewed policies and trained staff on data privacy and information security

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing