TEXASMalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareCustomer Data InvolvedData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Health (basic)MinorCriticalContained

Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics

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Severity

Critical

Discovered

Feb 4, 2025

Filed

Apr 4, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

140,000

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

97%

Full breach record for Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics →

Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics (TX) reported to HHS OCR on 2025-04-04 a ransomware attack affecting 140,000 individuals. PHI located on a Network Server was compromised, including names, dates of birth, x-ray images, and other treatment information. The entity is a pediatric orthopedics provider, so affected records likely involve minors. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, posted substitute notice, and responded by revising security policies and implementing new technical safeguards.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time

⚠ 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 / 59 days

Feb 4, 2025

Discovered

Apr 4, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Illinois State AGbd_50499b70bf2331942025-04-01 · +3dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_195a4e918bde16fc2025-04-11 · +7dVerified
Nebraska State AGbd_2bb2dac3326373692025-04-11 · +7dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_551bf391d53d48b92025-04-11 · +7dCandidate

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Maine State AGbd_5b8d595e8bd4a4d22025-04-14 · +10dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_d54cfc359f7e80aa2025-04-14 · +10dVerified

Name: Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics
norm: central texas pediatric orthopedics
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics
norm: central texas pediatric orthopedics
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Feb 4, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 140,000nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Health (basic)Minor
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR breach notification filed 2025-04-04

During the incident: Notified HHS
Notified affected individuals
Notified media
Posted substitute notice
Revised information security policies and procedures
Implemented new technical safeguards
Changes made: Revised information security policies and procedures
Implemented new technical safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

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: Feb 4, 2025
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Feb 4, 2025
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 4, 2025 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Feb 4, 2025 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Illinois State AGApr 1 · first

HHS OCR+3d · this page

Indiana State AG+10d

Nebraska State AG+10d

Vermont State AG+10d

Maine State AG+13d

Massachusetts State AG+13d

Pattern: first filing Apr 1 (IL), last Apr 14 (MA) — a 13-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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 4, 2025
Raw hash: 5159dd8d170cfd499e298dd12109141ac01a697190b44fb963dc003123ae0a37

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCentral Texas Pediatric Orthopedics

Victim entityCentral Texas Pediatric Orthopedics

Incidentdiscovered Feb 4, 2025

Stated responseNotified HHS

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing