MINNESOTAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Mar 2, 2010

Filed

Apr 27, 2010

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

735

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED →19 incidents on file

UnitedHealth Group reported to HHS on 2010-04-27 a Theft affecting 735 individuals. Breached information located on Other, Paper/Films. Remittance forms containing PHI were stolen.

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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

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 56 days

Mar 2, 2010

Discovered

Apr 27, 2010

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed735 affectedView incident

Name: UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
norm: unitedhealth group
Domain: unitedhealthgroup.com
Industry: Insurance — Health

Name: UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
norm: unitedhealth group
Domain: unitedhealthgroup.com
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Mar 2, 2010
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 735nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: OtherPaper / films
Covered-entity type: Health plan
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above

During the incident: Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media
Provided affected individuals with credit monitoring services
Reviewed its payment and remittance information controls
Notified its provider call centers to remain on a high level alert to monitor all remittance payments
Changes made: Reviewed its payment and remittance information controls
Notified its provider call centers to remain on a high level alert to monitor all remittance payments
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: Mar 2, 2010
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Mar 2, 2010
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Mar 2, 2010 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Mar 2, 2010 → 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 27, 2010
Raw hash: 1d25d7a440e41880723eeeed230ca6029d3514ba0a46ca8fd0025bedb3e6bb6a

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Reporting entityUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED

Victim entityUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED

Incidentdiscovered Mar 2, 2010

Stated responseProvided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing