WASHINGTONPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighResolved

Flex Physical Therapy

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 30, 2011

Filed

Jan 27, 2012

To disclose

28 days

Affected

3,100

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Flex Physical Therapy →

On 12/30/2011, three password-protected desktop computers were stolen from Flex Physical Therapy (WA) in a break-in. The ePHI potentially exposed included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, and diagnosis/treatment information of 3,100 individuals. The covered entity notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and provided substitute notice. Post-breach, the CE upgraded software and improved facility access controls. OCR provided technical assistance on encryption standards and breach notification.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time28 days 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 · 28 days

Dec 30, 2011

Begins

Dec 30, 2011

Discovered

Jan 27, 2012

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed3,100 affectedView incident

Name: Flex Physical Therapy
norm: flex physical therapy
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Flex Physical Therapy
norm: flex physical therapy
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Dec 30, 2011
Breach occurred: Dec 30, 2011
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 3,100nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: Desktop computer
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: OCR provided technical assistance regarding encryption standards and breach notification requirements.

During the incident: Breach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
Substitute notice provided.
Upgraded software following the breach.
Addressed facility access controls.
Changes made: Software upgrade implemented post-breach.
Facility access controls improved.
Encryption standards guidance received from OCR.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 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: Dec 30, 2011
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Dec 30, 2011
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Dec 30, 2011 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Dec 30, 2011 → 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: Jan 27, 2012
Raw hash: 855a3a348c309adcc5b9adf0b717df8008b9ce2422c4d8e9169eaf312bce1a38

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Reporting entityFlex Physical Therapy

Victim entityFlex Physical Therapy

Incidentdiscovered Dec 30, 2011

Stated responseBreach notification provided to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing