CALIFORNIAPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowResolved

David I. Cohen, MD

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 20, 2009

To disclose

—

Affected

857

Confidence

69%

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David I. Cohen, MD reported to HHS on 2009-11-20 a Theft affecting 857 individuals. Breached information located on Desktop Computer. A shared backup computer containing patient ePHI (names, DOB, clinical info) was stolen from the reception area. The entity notified individuals and media, implemented encryption, secured devices in safes, and retrained staff.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window unknown

Nov 20, 2009

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed857 affectedView incident

Name: David I. Cohen, MD
norm: david i cohen md

Name: David I. Cohen, MD
norm: david i cohen md
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 857nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
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: Internal
Regulator citations: Submitted breach notification to HHS OCR

During the incident: Notified all affected individuals
Notified the media
Added technical safeguards of encryption for all ePHI stored on the USB flash drive or the CD used on the replacement computer
Added physical safeguards by keeping new portable devices locked when not in use in a secure combination safe in doctor's private office or in a secure filing cabinet
Required annual refresher retraining staff for Privacy and Security Rules
Required immediate retraining of cleaning staff in both Rules
Changes made: Implemented encryption for ePHI stored on USB flash drive or CD
Secured portable devices in a secure combination safe or secure filing cabinet
Conducted annual refresher retraining for staff on Privacy and Security Rules
Conducted immediate retraining for cleaning staff on Privacy and Security Rules
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: not extracted → 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 20, 2009
Raw hash: 8d429bc12caa20ccaabc67ff4b1f7861f9f27820be2adbfaf22b037219a32f63

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Reporting entityDavid I. Cohen, MD

Victim entityDavid I. Cohen, MD

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseNotified all affected individuals

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing