ILLINOISPhysicalHealthcareHealthcareTheftCustomer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)MediumResolved

Barrington Orthopedic Specialists, Ltd

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 18, 2015

Filed

Sep 24, 2015

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1,009

Confidence

98%

Full breach record for Barrington Orthopedic Specialists, Ltd →

On August 18, 2015, an employee of Barrington Orthopedic Specialists, Ltd. (Barrington, IL) discovered a laptop and an EMG machine were stolen from her vehicle. The devices contained names, dates of birth, and clinical/demographic information for approximately 1,009 individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media; filed a police report; stopped transporting EMG machines; and retrained the employee on HIPAA policies. OCR reviewed documentation substantiating all response actions. Breach reported to HHS on 2015-09-24.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time5 weeks 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 · 5 weeks / 37 days

Aug 18, 2015

Begins

Aug 18, 2015

Discovered

Sep 24, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,009 affectedView incident

Name: Barrington Orthopedic Specialists, Ltd
norm: barrington orthopedic specialists
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: Barrington Orthopedic Specialists, Ltd
norm: barrington orthopedic specialists
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Aug 18, 2015
Breach occurred: Aug 18, 2015
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,009nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Theft
Where the data lived: LaptopOther
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR reviewed documentation substantiating all CE actions in response to the breach

During the incident: Breach notification submitted to HHS, affected individuals, and media
Police report filed
Added additional units to inventory
Stopped transporting EMG machines
Retrained and counseled the employee involved on HIPAA policies and procedures
Changes made: Added additional units to inventory
Stopped transporting EMG machines
Employee HIPAA retraining and counseling
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(37 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: Aug 18, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Aug 18, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 18, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Aug 18, 2015 → 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: Sep 24, 2015
Raw hash: 42d666aba520bbd5eefe8f55a27de6cac3e6f93ad0b55dd5c1c5d7c4e8a4c5a7

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Reporting entityBarrington Orthopedic Specialists, Ltd

Victim entityBarrington Orthopedic Specialists, Ltd

Incidentdiscovered Aug 18, 2015

Stated responseBreach notification submitted to HHS, affected individuals, and media

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing