FLORIDAHackingHealthcareHealthcareStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIHighContained

LC&Z General and Cosmetic Dentistry

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 17, 2017

Filed

Jul 11, 2017

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

4,391

Confidence

68%

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LC&Z General and Cosmetic Dentistry reported to HHS on 2017-07-11 a Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 4391 individuals. Breached information located on Email. An unauthorized individual gained access to the CE's email account, exposing names, DOBs, addresses, SSNs, and clinical/insurance info. The CE implemented additional security measures, a more secure communication platform, and workforce retraining.

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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 / 55 days

May 17, 2017

Discovered

Jul 11, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4,391 affectedView incident

Name: LC&Z General and Cosmetic Dentistry
norm: lc z general and cosmetic dentistry
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: LC&Z General and Cosmetic Dentistry
norm: lc z general and cosmetic dentistry
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: May 17, 2017
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 4,391nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Email
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: provided timely breach notification to HHSOCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Entered into a BA agreement with the email service provider
Implemented additional security measures to its email system
Implemented a more secure platform to communicate with patients and transmit protected health information
Retrained its workforce on its HIPAA policies and procedures
Changes made: Entered into a BA agreement with the email service provider
Implemented additional security measures to its email system
Implemented a more secure platform to communicate with patients and transmit protected health information
Retrained its workforce on its HIPAA policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 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: May 17, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: May 17, 2017
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: May 17, 2017 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: May 17, 2017 → 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: Jul 11, 2017
Raw hash: f9bc9dd00f85e294d4eef6f9184170ed04d22fe071017fad37720728779a1bc2

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Reporting entityLC&Z General and Cosmetic Dentistry

Victim entityLC&Z General and Cosmetic Dentistry

Incidentdiscovered May 17, 2017

Stated responseEntered into a BA agreement with the email service provider

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing