MINNESOTAPhysicalHealthcareFinancial ServicesHealthcareLossCustomer Data InvolvedBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

OptumHealth New Mexico

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Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 26, 2016

Filed

Nov 18, 2016

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

2,006

Confidence

96%

Full breach record for OptumHealth New Mexico →

OptumHealth New Mexico (Health Plan, MN) reported to HHS OCR on 2016-11-18 a Loss affecting 2,006 individuals. An unencrypted USB flash drive containing ePHI was mailed by business associate Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom, Schoenburg & Bienvenu (a law firm) on September 16, 2016 and lost or accidentally destroyed within the USPS system; discovered September 26, 2016. ePHI included names, addresses, dates of birth, provider names, diagnoses, plan ID, and partial/full SSNs for 169 individuals. CE ceased new business with BA as of January 1, 2017; OCR opened a separate BA review.

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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 · 10 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 53 days

Sep 16, 2016

Begins

Sep 26, 2016

Discovered

Nov 18, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,006 affectedView incident

Name: OptumHealth New Mexico
norm: optumhealth new mexico
Industry: Insurance — Health

Name: OptumHealth New Mexico
norm: optumhealth new mexico
Industry: Insurance — Health
Industry: Healthcaresource defaultFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Sep 26, 2016
Breach occurred: Sep 16, 2016
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,006nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government ID
HHS breach type: Loss
Where the data lived: Portable electronic device
Covered-entity type: Health plan
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: Partner
Regulator citations: OCR obtained documentation of corrective action; OCR is opening a separate review of the BA.
Third party: via Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom, Schoenburg & Bienvenubusiness associate

During the incident: CE ceased engaging new business with the BA as of January 1, 2017.
Changes made: BA Agreement reviewed for Privacy Rule compliance; corrective action documented by OCR.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(53 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: Sep 26, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Sep 26, 2016
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 26, 2016 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Sep 26, 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: Nov 18, 2016
Raw hash: 195af1a6b2c6d4e0cdcb7b2a88149f795fbc30a8b78e4427e0bc67110f6b20e5

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Reporting entityOptumHealth New Mexico

Victim entityOptumHealth New Mexico

Incidentdiscovered Sep 26, 2016

Stated responseCE ceased engaging new business with the BA as of January 1, 2017.

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing